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Jobs & commute in Toivola Township

Toivola Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 9 jobs in Toivola Township, against 79 working residents. Only 1% stay in Toivola Township for work; outside it, Hibbing is the main destination (22%, 17 miles). Commuters spend 46 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Toivola Township

On a workday 78 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

78live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night170
Workday100
170live here− 78head out to work+ 8come in to work= 100on a workday

About 100 people are in Toivola Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Toivola Township ends

Sycamore: 1 residents work here (1%)Eveleth: 3 residents work here (4%)Virginia: 8 residents work here (10%)Hermantown: 3 residents work here (4%)Eden Prairie: 2 residents work here (3%)Mountain Iron: 6 residents work here (8%)Duluth: 10 residents work here (13%)Hibbing: 17 residents work here (22%)Superior: 2 residents work here (3%)Cedar Valley TownshipToivola TownshipElmer TownshipMeadowlands TownshipMcDavitt TownshipLavell TownshipKelsey TownshipNew Independence Township: 2 residents work here (3%)HibbingDuluthVirginiaMountain IronEvelethHermantownToivola Township
1
Hibbing16.8 mi away
22%17
2
Duluth42.8 mi away
13%10
3
Virginia29.3 mi away
10%8
4
Mountain Iron27.8 mi away
8%6
5
Eveleth25.5 mi away
4%3
6
Hermantown37.4 mi away
4%3
7
Eden Prairie162.6 mi away
3%2
8
Superior, WI48.3 mi away
3%2
10
Sycamore, IL411.4 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%25
The top trips

Where Toivola 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

Toivola Township works in goods: 44% of its jobs

Jobs based in Toivola TownshipJobs Toivola Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms44%29%
Trade, transport & utilities0%13%
Services: health, schools, offices56%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less67%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%24%
Over $3,333 a month11%62%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 5433%49%
55 and older67%25%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Toivola Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 46 minutes from Toivola Township

A year of commuting
356 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Toivola Township46 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
21%

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

About 2 in 10
How Toivola Township gets to work
96%Drive alone
2%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 55 commuters (the 21% 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 Toivola Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHibbing: 22% · 16.8 miDuluth: 13% · 42.8 miVirginia: 10% · 29.3 miMountain Iron: 8% · 27.8 miEveleth: 4% · 25.5 miHermantown: 4% · 37.4 miEden Prairie: 3% · 162.6 miSuperior: 3% · 48.3 miNew Independence Township: 3% · 20.2 miSycamore: 1% · 411.4 miHibbing 22%Duluth 13%Virginia 10%Mountain Iron 8%Eveleth 4%Toivola Township
Toivola TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi3 residents
33%10–24 mi26 residents
47%25–50 mi37 residents
16%Over 50 mi13 residents

About 16% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

How Toivola Township compares with the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

McDavitt Township32 min
Lavell Township35 min
Elmer Township42 min
Cedar Valley Township44 min
Kelsey Township44 min
Toivola Township46 min
Meadowlands Township56 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownToivola Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Toivola Township–——46 min$70,625
Kelsey Townshipunder 2%——44 min—
Lavell Townshipunder 2%——35 min—
Meadowlands Townshipunder 2%——56 min—
Cedar Valley Townshipunder 2%——44 min—
Elmer Townshipunder 2%——42 min—
McDavitt Townshipunder 2%——32 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Kelsey Township, Lavell Township, Meadowlands Township, Cedar Valley Township, Elmer Township and McDavitt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Toivola 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 2024, 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 Toivola Township: questions

What is the median household income in Toivola Township?

$70,625 (±$21,009) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Toivola Township?

13.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Toivola Township?

46 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Toivola Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hibbing (22%, 17 mi), Duluth (13%, 43 mi), Virginia (10%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Toivola Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Toivola Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Toivola Township

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.