Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0Shevlin Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 8% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. 25 jobs are based in Shevlin Township, against 188 working residents. Hardly any work in Shevlin Township; the top destination outside it is Bemidji (24%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Shevlin Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 188 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Shevlin Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Shevlin Township ends
Where Shevlin Township clocks in
24% of workers
23% of workersLines 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Shevlin Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shevlin Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 25. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Shevlin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Shevlin Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shevlin Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 170 commuters (the 8% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Shevlin Township
About 26% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Shevlin Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lammers Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shevlin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shevlin Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $70,000 |
| Moose Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Dudley Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Copley Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Lammers Township | 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moose Creek Township, Dudley Township, Copley Township and Lammers Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shevlin Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.
Jobs and commuting in Shevlin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shevlin Township?
$70,000 (±$33,589) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shevlin Township?
9.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shevlin Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shevlin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (24%, 17 mi), Bagley (23%, 8 mi), Thief River Falls (4%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Shevlin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shevlin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shevlin Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.