Wabana Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Wabana Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Rapids (35%, 12 miles). 10 jobs are based in Wabana Township for 252 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 35 minutes, 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
What stands out about work in Wabana Township
Wabana Township is a place people come home to
There are 10 jobs based in Wabana Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wabana Township has about 270 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Wabana Township works in Grand Rapids
87 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Grand Rapids, 12 miles away. That’s far more as work in Wabana Township itself. The commute map ↓
Wabana Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 252 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Wabana Township by day and by night
On a workday 251 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Wabana Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 the trip to work from Wabana Township ends
Where Wabana Township clocks in
35% of workers
6% 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 commute of about 35 minutes in Wabana Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wabana Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 267 commuters (the 17% 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.
Goods, not services: 50% of the jobs in Wabana Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wabana Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 10. 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 Wabana Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wabana Township
About 37% 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.
How Wabana Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Balsam Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wabana Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabana Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $95,417 |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Balsam Township | 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Arbo Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lawrence Township, Balsam Township and Arbo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wabana 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 Wabana Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wabana Township?
$95,417 (±$27,030) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wabana Township?
8.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wabana Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wabana Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (35%, 12 mi), Hibbing (6%, 27 mi), Cohasset (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wabana 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 Wabana Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wabana 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.