Tenstrike has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Tenstrike has 25 jobs for 89 working residents. Only 1% stay in Tenstrike for work; outside it, Bemidji is the main destination (42%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Tenstrike, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Tenstrike on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Out of Tenstrike to work: where people go
Where Tenstrike clocks in
42% of workers
4% 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.
A place that makes things: 52% of Tenstrike’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tenstrike, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 25. 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 Tenstrike’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Tenstrike takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tenstrike workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 108 commuters (the 5% 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 Tenstrike
About 28% 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 in the towns next to Tenstrike
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tenstrike workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenstrike | – | — | — | 30 min | $58,750 |
| Port Hope Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Taylor Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hagali Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Port Hope Township, Taylor Township and Hagali Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tenstrike’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 Tenstrike: questions
What is the median household income in Tenstrike?
$58,750 (±$10,897) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tenstrike?
9.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tenstrike?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tenstrike work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (42%, 15 mi), Blackduck (4%, 8 mi), Red Lake (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tenstrike 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 Tenstrike, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tenstrike
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.