Shotley Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 43% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. 1 jobs are based in Shotley Township, against 20 working residents. Hardly any stay in Shotley Township for work; outside it, Bemidji is the main destination (20%, 42 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Shotley Township on a workday
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Shotley Township on a workday afternoon, 59% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Shotley Township to work: where people go
Where Shotley Township clocks in
20% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shotley Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Shotley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Shotley Township
of Shotley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 commuters (the 43% 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 many miles Shotley Township commutes
About 30% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Shotley Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shotley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotley Township | – | — | — | — | $61,406 |
| Woodrow Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Battle Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Waskish Township | under 5% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodrow Township, Battle Township and Waskish Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shotley 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Shotley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shotley Township?
$61,406 (±$18,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shotley Township?
11.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Shotley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (20%, 42 mi), Red Lake (10%, 23 mi), Kelliher (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shotley Township without a car?
0% 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 Shotley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shotley Township
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.