Jobs, income and commuting in White Pine Township, MN
Hardly any stay in White Pine Township for work; outside it, Isle is the main destination (12%, 19 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. There are 15 jobs in White Pine Township, and 17 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of White Pine Township on a workday
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 per resident).
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 White Pine Township goes to work
Where White Pine Township clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 67% of the jobs in White Pine Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Pine Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 15. 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 White Pine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in White Pine Township
of White Pine Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 commuters (the 0% 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.
White Pine Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 47% 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.
White Pine Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Pine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Pine Township | – | — | — | — | $76,250 |
| Rice River Township | under 6% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Millward Township | under 6% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Pliny Township | under 6% | — | — | 55 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rice River Township, Millward Township and Pliny Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Pine 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 White Pine Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Pine Township?
$76,250 (±$39,148) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Pine Township?
17.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in White Pine Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Isle (12%, 19 mi), McGrath (6%, 9 mi), Motley (6%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Pine 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 White Pine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Pine 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.