Most of Waskish Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
6% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%. Waskish Township has 21 jobs, against 45 working residents. Only 2% stay in Waskish Township for work; outside it, Kelliher is the main destination (22%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Waskish Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 67 people are in Waskish Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The towns that employ Waskish Township’s residents
Where Waskish Township clocks in
22% of workers
20% of workers
13% 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.
Waskish Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waskish Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 21. 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 Waskish Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Waskish Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waskish Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 6% 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 many miles Waskish Township commutes
About 31% 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 Waskish Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waskish Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waskish Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $78,125 |
| Shotley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shotley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waskish 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 Waskish Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waskish Township?
$78,125 (±$40,198) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waskish Township?
14.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waskish Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waskish Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kelliher (22%, 16 mi), Bemidji (20%, 51 mi), Blackduck (13%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waskish Township 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 Waskish Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waskish 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.