Skelton Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Skelton Township has 19 jobs, against 208 working residents. Hardly any work in Skelton Township; the top destination outside it is Duluth (15%, 34 miles). 4% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Skelton Township, in a few figures
Skelton Township is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Skelton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Skelton Township has about 230 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Skelton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Skelton Township is Duluth, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (32) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 208 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Skelton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 208 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Skelton Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Skelton Township
About 32% 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.
Out of Skelton Township to work: where people go
Where Skelton Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% 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.
Skelton Township makes things: 42% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Skelton Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 19. 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 Skelton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Skelton Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Skelton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 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 Skelton Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Barnum (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Skelton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelton Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $75,625 |
| Kalevala Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Mahtowa Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Barnum | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kalevala Township, Mahtowa Township and Barnum: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Skelton 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 Skelton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Skelton Township?
$75,625 (±$7,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Skelton Township?
6.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Skelton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Skelton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Duluth (15%, 34 mi), Cloquet (14%, 18 mi), Moose Lake (12%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Skelton 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 Skelton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Skelton 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.