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Jobs & commute in Arlone Township

Arlone Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

21 jobs are based in Arlone Township for 123 working residents. Hardly any work in Arlone Township; the top destination outside it is Sandstone (15%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 30% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Arlone Township

On a workday 123 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.

123live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
21work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night360
Workday260
360live here− 120head out to work+ 21come in to work= 260on a workday

About 260 people are in Arlone Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Arlone Township to work: where people go

AskovFinlayson: 2 residents work here (2%)Moose Lake: 7 residents work here (6%)Hinckley: 16 residents work here (13%)Pine City: 7 residents work here (6%)Mora: 2 residents work here (2%)Sandstone: 19 residents work here (15%)Cloquet: 3 residents work here (2%)Rock CreekBlaineRamseyEden Prairie: 4 residents work here (3%)Duluth: 3 residents work here (2%)Barry TownshipCrosby TownshipPokegama TownshipHinckley TownshipFinlayson Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Sandstone TownshipArlone TownshipClover TownshipSandstoneHinckleyMoose LakePine CityEden PrairieFinlayson TownshipArlone Township
1
Sandstone8.4 mi away
15%19
2
Hinckley7.9 mi away
13%16
3
Moose Lake28.5 mi away
6%7
4
Pine City17 mi away
6%7
5
Eden Prairie88.9 mi away
3%4
63%4
7
Cloquet49 mi away
2%3
8
Duluth58.8 mi away
2%3
9
Finlayson14.7 mi away
2%2
10
Mora28.2 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%56
The top trips

Where Arlone 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

Jobs in Arlone Township: what the 21 are

Jobs based in Arlone TownshipJobs Arlone Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms19%9%
Trade, transport & utilities24%16%
Services: health, schools, offices57%75%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month57%32%
Over $3,333 a month10%51%

Who does it

29 or younger33%30%
30 to 5452%46%
55 and older14%24%
−28%

Jobs based in Arlone Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 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 Arlone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Arlone Township: about 38 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
291 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Arlone Township38 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
30%

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

About 3 in 10
How Arlone Township gets to work
87%Drive alone
9%Carpool
5%Walk

Share of the 149 commuters (the 30% 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

Miles to work from Arlone Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSandstone: 15% · 8.4 miHinckley: 13% · 7.9 miMoose Lake: 6% · 28.5 miPine City: 6% · 17 miEden Prairie: 3% · 88.9 miFinlayson Township: 3% · 13 miCloquet: 2% · 49 miDuluth: 2% · 58.8 miFinlayson: 2% · 14.7 miMora: 2% · 28.2 miSandstone 15%Hinckley 13%Moose Lake 6%Pine City 6%Eden Prairie 3%Arlone Township
Arlone TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi25 residents
25%10–24 mi30 residents
15%25–50 mi18 residents
40%Over 50 mi49 residents

About 40% 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.

Next door

Arlone Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Barry Township27 min
Crosby Township34 min
Clover Township35 min
Sandstone Township36 min
Arlone Township38 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownArlone Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Arlone Township–——38 min$79,766
Crosby Townshipunder 2%——34 min—
Clover Townshipunder 2%——35 min—
Barry Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Sandstone Townshipunder 2%——36 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Crosby Township, Clover Township, Barry Township and Sandstone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Arlone 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Arlone Township: questions

What is the median household income in Arlone Township?

$79,766 (±$7,371) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Arlone Township?

3.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Arlone Township?

38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Arlone Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sandstone (15%, 8 mi), Hinckley (13%, 8 mi), Moose Lake (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Arlone Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Arlone Township

Arlone Township home →

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.