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Jobs & commute in Splithand Township

Splithand Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Hardly any work in Splithand Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Rapids (32%, 14 miles). There are 4 jobs in Splithand Township, against 106 working residents. The average commute takes 27 minutes each way (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

The daily flow of workers through Splithand Township

On a workday 106 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

106live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night230
Workday130
230live here− 110head out to work+ 4come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Splithand Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 people from Splithand Township work

Deer River: 2 residents work here (2%)Brainerd: 2 residents work here (2%)Coleraine: 3 residents work here (3%)Grand Rapids: 34 residents work here (32%)Virginia: 4 residents work here (4%)Cohasset: 3 residents work here (3%)Duluth: 5 residents work here (5%)Hibbing: 7 residents work here (7%)Blackberry TownshipSago TownshipLone Pine TownshipNashwauk Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Greenway TownshipHarris Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Wildwood TownshipSplithand TownshipGrand RapidsHibbingDuluthVirginiaNashwauk TownshipColeraineSplithand Township
1
Grand Rapids13.9 mi away
32%34
2
Hibbing29 mi away
7%7
3
Duluth61.2 mi away
5%5
4
Virginia49.9 mi away
4%4
5
Nashwauk Township24.4 mi away
4%4
6
Coleraine13.3 mi away
3%3
7
Cohasset18.4 mi away
3%3
8
Harris Township9.4 mi away
3%3
9
Deer River27.4 mi away
2%2
10
Brainerd64.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%39
The top trips

Where Splithand 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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Splithand Township

Jobs based in Splithand TownshipJobs Splithand Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%28%
Services: health, schools, offices100%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%24%
Over $3,333 a month0%55%

Who does it

29 or younger0%24%
30 to 54100%42%
55 and older0%35%
−33%

Jobs based in Splithand Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 4. 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 Splithand Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota

A year of commuting
203 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Splithand Township27 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
16%

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

About 2 in 10
How Splithand Township gets to work
75%Drive alone
22%Carpool
3%Walk
1%Other

Share of the 79 commuters (the 16% 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

How far it is to work from Splithand Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi75 miGrand Rapids: 32% · 13.9 miHibbing: 7% · 29 miDuluth: 5% · 61.2 miVirginia: 4% · 49.9 miNashwauk Township: 4% · 24.4 miColeraine: 3% · 13.3 miCohasset: 3% · 18.4 miHarris Township: 3% · 9.4 miDeer River: 2% · 27.4 miBrainerd: 2% · 64.1 miGrand Rapids 32%Hibbing 7%Duluth 5%Virginia 4%Nashwauk Township 4%Splithand Township
Splithand TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi6 residents
43%10–24 mi46 residents
12%25–50 mi13 residents
39%Over 50 mi41 residents

About 39% 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.

Next door

The towns around Splithand Township

Wildwood Township: few work hereSago Township: few work hereBlackberry Township: few work hereWildwood TownshipSago TownshipBlackberry TownshipSplithand Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Blackberry Township22 min
Splithand Township27 min
Wildwood Township33 min
Sago Township40 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownSplithand Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Splithand Township–——27 min$88,333
Wildwood Townshipunder 2%——33 min—
Sago Townshipunder 2%——40 min—
Blackberry Townshipunder 2%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Wildwood Township, Sago Township and Blackberry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Splithand 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 Splithand Township: questions

What is the median household income in Splithand Township?

$88,333 (±$32,693) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Splithand Township?

11.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Splithand Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Splithand Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (32%, 14 mi), Hibbing (7%, 29 mi), Duluth (5%, 61 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Splithand 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 Splithand Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Splithand Township

Splithand Township home →

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.