Work and commuting in Van Buren Township
The trip to work takes 43 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). For 26% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Hardly any work in Van Buren Township itself; outside it, Duluth draws the most (22%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Van Buren Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 97 people are in Van Buren Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 places Van Buren Township commutes to
Where Van Buren Township clocks in
22% 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.
About 43 minutes each way for Van Buren Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Van Buren Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 25% 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 Van Buren Township
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Van Buren Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ness Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Van Buren Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Township | – | — | — | 43 min | $73,750 |
| Ness Township | 3% | — | — | 55 min | — |
| Floodwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Elmer Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Halden Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ness Township, Floodwood Township, Elmer Township and Halden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Van Buren 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 Van Buren Township: questions
What is the median household income in Van Buren Township?
$73,750 (±$21,712) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Van Buren Township?
2.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Van Buren Township?
43 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Van Buren Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Duluth (22%, 38 mi), Cloquet (12%, 26 mi), Hermantown (4%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Van Buren Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Van Buren Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Van Buren 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.