With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Arthur Township works elsewhere
For jobs and income Arthur Township is better than 39% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (D). 86 jobs are based in Arthur Township, against 742 working residents. The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Arthur Township: the gist
Arthur Township is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Arthur Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Arthur Township has about 1,200 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Arthur Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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 742 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Arthur Township
The poverty rate holds Arthur Township’s grade up (7.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 14% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (7.9%) is left out: Arthur Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Arthur Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
In and out of Arthur Township on a workday
On a workday 736 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Arthur Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Commuting from Arthur Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arthur Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 609 commuters (the 12% 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.
24% of working residents work in Mora
Where Arthur Township clocks in
24% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Arthur Township works in goods: 47% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arthur Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 86. 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 Arthur Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Arthur Township works
About 25% 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.
In Arthur Township, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 693 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.9% of Arthur Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Arthur Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Arthur Township places 2,891st of 5,656 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,889 | Surry ME | 1,692 | $75K | 7.0% | 4.8% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,890 | Watson Township MI | 2,264 | $65K | 16.3% | 1.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,891 | Arthur Township MN | 1,856 | $72K | 7.1% | 7.9% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,892 | Warm Springs CA | 1,673 | $70K | 24.0% | 7.3% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,893 | Loma Rica CA | 2,343 | $98K | 6.3% | 7.1% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Arthur Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Arthur Township and its neighbors: 24% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arthur Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Township | – | C+ | D | 30 min | $72,375 |
| Mora | 24% | C | A | 26 min | $52,535 |
| Brunswick Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 38 min | $92,434 |
| Knife Lake Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 34 min | $100,568 |
| Kanabec Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Comfort Township | under 2% | B− | D | 33 min | $91,196 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kanabec Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mora. Darker towns draw more of Arthur 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 Arthur Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arthur Township?
$72,375 (±$7,451) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arthur Township?
7.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arthur Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arthur Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mora (24%, 2 mi), Cambridge (8%, 22 mi), Braham (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Arthur Township walkable?
Arthur Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Arthur 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 Arthur Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arthur 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.