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Jobs & commute in Artichoke Township

Artichoke Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Artichoke Township; the top destination outside it is Ortonville (16%, 14 miles). Artichoke Township has 1 jobs for 37 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.

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

Day and night

Artichoke Township by day and by night

On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

37live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night84
Workday48
84live here− 37head out to work+ 1come in to work= 48on a workday

About 48 people are in Artichoke Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs 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

Where the trip to work from Artichoke Township ends

Bellingham: 1 residents work here (3%)Marietta: 1 residents work here (3%)Lowry: 1 residents work here (3%)Graceville: 3 residents work here (8%)Clinton: 3 residents work here (8%)Ortonville: 6 residents work here (16%)Willmar: 2 residents work here (5%)St. Paul: 2 residents work here (5%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (5%)Otrey TownshipArtichoke TownshipAkron TownshipHorton Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Stevens TownshipHegbert TownshipOrtonvilleGracevilleClintonWillmarSt. PaulFargoArtichoke Township
1
Ortonville14.1 mi away
16%6
2
Graceville18.7 mi away
8%3
3
Clinton14.8 mi away
8%3
4
Willmar56.8 mi away
5%2
5
St. Paul152.2 mi away
5%2
6
Fargo, ND107.8 mi away
5%2
7
Horton Township13.1 mi away
5%2
8
Bellingham17.3 mi away
3%1
9
Marietta27.8 mi away
3%1
10
Lowry38.9 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%14
The top trips

Where Artichoke 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

Artichoke Township is a services town

Jobs based in Artichoke TownshipJobs Artichoke Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%5%
Services: health, schools, offices100%68%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%30%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%8%
Over $3,333 a month100%62%

Who does it

29 or younger100%3%
30 to 540%59%
55 and older0%38%

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 Artichoke Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Artichoke Township: about 28 minutes

A year of commuting
211 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Artichoke Township28 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

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

About 2 in 10
How Artichoke Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 22 commuters (the 15% 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

How far Artichoke Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miOrtonville: 16% · 14.1 miGraceville: 8% · 18.7 miClinton: 8% · 14.8 miWillmar: 5% · 56.8 miSt. Paul: 5% · 152.2 miFargo: 5% · 107.8 miHorton Township: 5% · 13.1 miBellingham: 3% · 17.3 miMarietta: 3% · 27.8 miLowry: 3% · 38.9 miOrtonville 16%Graceville 8%Clinton 8%Willmar 5%Artichoke Township
Artichoke TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
51%10–24 mi19 residents
19%25–50 mi7 residents
30%Over 50 mi11 residents

About 30% 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

The towns around Artichoke Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Stevens Township20 min
Akron Township26 min
Artichoke Township28 min
Otrey Township39 min
Hegbert Township43 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownArtichoke Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Artichoke Township–——28 min$125,313
Hegbert Townshipunder 3%——43 min—
Otrey Townshipunder 3%——39 min—
Akron Townshipunder 3%——26 min—
Stevens Townshipunder 3%——20 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Hegbert Township, Otrey Township, Akron Township and Stevens Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Artichoke 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 Artichoke Township: questions

What is the median household income in Artichoke Township?

$125,313 (±$26,523) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Artichoke Township?

28.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Artichoke Township?

28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Artichoke Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ortonville (16%, 14 mi), Graceville (8%, 19 mi), Clinton (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Artichoke Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Artichoke Township

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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.