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Jobs & commute in Schoolcraft Township

About two in five of Schoolcraft Township’s working residents commute to Bemidji

4% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Hardly any stay in Schoolcraft Township for work; outside it, Bemidji is the main destination (41%, 14 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Schoolcraft Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

66live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night150
Workday80
150live here− 66head out to work+ 0come in to work= 80on a workday

About 80 people are in Schoolcraft Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Schoolcraft Township’s working residents head each day

Laporte: 1 residents work here (2%)Cass Lake: 6 residents work here (9%)Walker: 4 residents work here (6%)Bemidji: 27 residents work here (41%)Frohn Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Eckles Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Lake George TownshipLake Hattie TownshipSchoolcraft TownshipShingobee Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Farden Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Northern Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Hendrickson TownshipHelga Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Guthrie TownshipRockwood TownshipBemidjiCass LakeWalkerFrohn TownshipEckles TownshipShingobee TownshipSchoolcraft Township
1
Bemidji14.2 mi away
41%27
2
Cass Lake18.6 mi away
9%6
3
Walker22.8 mi away
6%4
4
Frohn Township16.5 mi away
3%2
5
Eckles Township17.9 mi away
3%2
6
Shingobee Township23.1 mi away
3%2
7
Farden Township12 mi away
3%2
8
Northern Township18.6 mi away
3%2
9
Helga Township7.1 mi away
3%2
10
Laporte11.4 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
24%16
The top trips

Where Schoolcraft Township clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Time on the road

Each way, about 30 minutes from Schoolcraft Township

A year of commuting
233 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Schoolcraft Township30 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

of Schoolcraft Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Schoolcraft Township gets to work
92%Drive alone
7%Carpool
1%Transit

Share of the 71 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

The distance from Schoolcraft Township to work

10 mi25 mi30 miBemidji: 41% · 14.2 miCass Lake: 9% · 18.6 miWalker: 6% · 22.8 miFrohn Township: 3% · 16.5 miEckles Township: 3% · 17.9 miShingobee Township: 3% · 23.1 miFarden Township: 3% · 12 miNorthern Township: 3% · 18.6 miHelga Township: 3% · 7.1 miLaporte: 2% · 11.4 miBemidji 41%Cass Lake 9%Walker 6%Frohn Township 3%Eckles Township 3%Schoolcraft Township
Schoolcraft TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi3 residents
79%10–24 mi52 residents
3%25–50 mi2 residents
14%Over 50 mi9 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Schoolcraft Township and its neighbors

Guthrie Township: few work hereRockwood Township: few work hereLake George Township: few work hereLake Hattie Township: few work hereHendrickson Township: few work hereGuthrie TownshipRockwood TownshipLake George TownshipLake Hattie TownshipHendrickson TownshipSchoolcraft Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lake Hattie Township17 min
Guthrie Township21 min
Rockwood Township27 min
Lake George Township30 min
Schoolcraft Township30 min
Hendrickson Township33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownSchoolcraft Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Schoolcraft Township–——30 min$109,375
Guthrie Townshipunder 2%——21 min—
Rockwood Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Lake George Townshipunder 2%——30 min—
Lake Hattie Townshipunder 2%——17 min—
Hendrickson Townshipunder 2%——33 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Guthrie Township, Rockwood Township, Lake George Township, Lake Hattie Township and Hendrickson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Schoolcraft Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Schoolcraft Township: questions

What is the median household income in Schoolcraft Township?

$109,375 (±$21,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Schoolcraft Township?

1.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Schoolcraft Township?

30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Schoolcraft Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Schoolcraft Township without a car?

1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Schoolcraft Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Schoolcraft Township

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.