Bangor Township has 1.8 jobs for every working resident: 101 people commute in to work
Bangor Township has 102 jobs; 58 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Bangor Township for work; outside it, Alexandria is the main destination (24%, 25 miles). Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Bangor Township
On a workday 57 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 210 people are in Bangor Township on a workday afternoon, 26% more 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.
Where the people who work in Bangor Township live
Where Bangor Township clocks in
24% of workers
22% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Bangor Township: what the 102 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bangor Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 102. 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 Bangor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bangor Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 commuters (the 20% 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.
Miles to work from Bangor Township
About 17% 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.
How Bangor Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bangor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $88,750 |
| Sedan | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Chippewa Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| North Fork Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Brooten | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Lake Johanna Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Grove Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sedan, Chippewa Falls Township, North Fork Township, Brooten, Lake Johanna Township and Grove Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bangor 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 Bangor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bangor Township?
$88,750 (±$44,694) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bangor Township?
9.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bangor Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bangor Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (24%, 25 mi), Glenwood (22%, 13 mi), Glenwood Township (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bangor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bangor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bangor 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.