Most of Summit Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 17 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Summit Township has 68 jobs for 134 working residents. Only 2% work in Summit Township; the top destination outside it is Bemidji (30%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Summit Township
On a workday 131 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Summit Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Summit Township’s working residents head each day
Where Summit Township clocks in
30% of workers
16% 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.
The kinds of work in Summit Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summit Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 68. 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 Summit Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Summit Township spends getting to work: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summit Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 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.
Miles to work from Summit Township
About 25% 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.
Summit Township and its neighbors: 16% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summit Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $63,750 |
| Hines Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Blackduck | 16% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Moose Park Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Hornet Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Birch Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hines Township, Blackduck, Moose Park Township, Hornet Township and Birch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Blackduck. Darker towns draw more of Summit 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 Summit Township: questions
What is the median household income in Summit Township?
$63,750 (±$29,932) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summit Township?
2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summit Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summit Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (30%, 24 mi), Blackduck (16%, 5 mi), Red Lake (4%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Summit Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Summit Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summit 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.