Photo: Jpwagner · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Arna Township
Working residents average 64 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Arna Township for work; outside it, Hinckley is the main destination (14%, 27 miles). 11% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Arna Township by day and by night
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Arna Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Where Arna Township’s working residents head each day
Where Arna Township clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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 64 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 20.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arna Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 11% 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 Arna Township
About 36% 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.
The towns around Arna Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arna Township | – | — | — | 64 min | $44,375 |
| Ogema Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Wilma Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| New Dosey Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ogema Township, Wilma Township and New Dosey Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arna 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 Arna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arna Township?
$44,375 (±$36,067) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arna Township?
19.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arna Township?
64 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arna Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hinckley (14%, 27 mi), Sandstone (7%, 24 mi), Pine City (5%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arna Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arna 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.