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Jobs & commute in Steenerson Township

Steenerson Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For 12% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Steenerson Township report 6 jobs; 13 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Steenerson Township for work; outside it, Clearbrook is the main destination (8%, 38 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Steenerson Township

On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

13live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night24
Workday17
24live here− 13head out to work+ 6come in to work= 17on a workday

About 17 people are in Steenerson Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.46jobs 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 the trip to work from Steenerson Township ends

Clearbrook: 1 residents work here (8%)OkleeKelliherBlackduck: 1 residents work here (8%)Roseau: 1 residents work here (8%)Litchfield: 1 residents work here (8%)International Falls: 1 residents work here (8%)Alexandria: 1 residents work here (8%)Hibbing: 1 residents work here (8%)Grand Forks: 1 residents work here (8%)Cormant TownshipHamre TownshipNorth Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Shotley TownshipSteenerson TownshipMinnie TownshipWaskish TownshipRed Lake: 1 residents work here (8%)ClearbrookBlackduckRoseauLitchfieldInternational FallsAlexandriaSteenerson Township
1
Clearbrook38.1 mi away
8%1
2
Blackduck48.9 mi away
8%1
3
Roseau46.9 mi away
8%1
4
Litchfield218.5 mi away
8%1
58%1
6
Alexandria163.3 mi away
8%1
7
Hibbing123.5 mi away
8%1
8
Grand Forks, ND85.7 mi away
8%1
9
North Township41.2 mi away
8%1
10
Red Lake28.9 mi away
8%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
23%3
The top trips

Where Steenerson 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

100% of the jobs in Steenerson Township make or build things

Jobs based in Steenerson TownshipJobs Steenerson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%31%
Services: health, schools, offices0%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%23%
Over $3,333 a month17%62%

Who does it

29 or younger0%8%
30 to 5450%85%
55 and older50%8%
+20%

Jobs based in Steenerson Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 6. 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 Steenerson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Steenerson Township

Working from home
13%

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

About 1 in 10
How Steenerson Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 14 commuters (the 12% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Steenerson Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miClearbrook: 8% · 38.1 miBlackduck: 8% · 48.9 miRoseau: 8% · 46.9 miLitchfield: 8% · 218.5 miInternational Falls: 8% · 89.7 miAlexandria: 8% · 163.3 miHibbing: 8% · 123.5 miGrand Forks: 8% · 85.7 miNorth Township: 8% · 41.2 miRed Lake: 8% · 28.9 miClearbrook 8%Blackduck 8%Roseau 8%Litchfield 8%International Falls 8%Steenerson Township
Steenerson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi2 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
46%25–50 mi6 residents
38%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 38% 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

Steenerson Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownSteenerson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Steenerson Township–————
Hamre Townshipunder 8%————
Minnie Townshipunder 8%————

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

Darker towns draw more of Steenerson 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 Steenerson Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Steenerson Township?

0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Steenerson Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clearbrook (8%, 38 mi), Blackduck (8%, 49 mi), Roseau (8%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Steenerson Township

Steenerson 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.