Steamboat River Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
For 38% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Steamboat River Township report 1 jobs; 63 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Steamboat River Township for work; outside it, Bemidji is the main destination (16%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Steamboat River Township by day
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Steamboat River Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where Steamboat River Township goes to work
Where Steamboat River Township clocks in
16% of workers
13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Steamboat River Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Steamboat River Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 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 Steamboat River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Steamboat River Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 38% 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.
The commute from Steamboat River Township, by distance
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.
Work next door: 11% of Steamboat River Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Steamboat River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat River Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $91,250 |
| Lakeport Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Thorpe Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Shingobee Township | 11% | C | B | 22 min | $75,000 |
| Akeley Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lakeport Township, Thorpe Township and Akeley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Shingobee Township. Darker towns draw more of Steamboat River 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 Steamboat River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Steamboat River Township?
$91,250 (±$56,997) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Steamboat River Township?
10.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Steamboat River Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 38% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Steamboat River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (16%, 27 mi), Park Rapids (13%, 20 mi), Shingobee Township (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Steamboat River 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 Steamboat River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Steamboat River 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.