Most of Stoney Brook Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Stoney Brook Township; the top destination outside it is Cloquet (19%, 8 miles). Employers in Stoney Brook Township report 30 jobs, and 97 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 38 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Stoney Brook Township
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Stoney Brook Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Stoney Brook Township’s working residents head each day
Where Stoney Brook Township clocks in
15% of workers
10% 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.
Stoney Brook Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stoney Brook Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 30. 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 Stoney Brook Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Stoney Brook Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stoney Brook Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 90 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Stoney Brook Township
About 23% 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.
Stoney Brook Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Arrowhead Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stoney Brook Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Brook Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $58,333 |
| Perch Lake Township | under 3% | B− | C | 27 min | $90,000 |
| Arrowhead Township | 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Culver Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Brevator Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 28 min | $85,313 |
| Mahnomen | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arrowhead Township and Culver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Mahnomen: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stoney Brook 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 Stoney Brook Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stoney Brook Township?
$58,333 (±$13,372) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stoney Brook Township?
17.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stoney Brook Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stoney Brook Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cloquet (19%, 8 mi), Duluth (15%, 23 mi), Floodwood (10%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stoney Brook Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stoney Brook Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stoney Brook 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.