Most of Bergen Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Bergen Township report 123 jobs, and 443 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Bergen Township for work; outside it, Glencoe is the main destination (14%, 7 miles). Home is the office for 9% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Bergen Township, in brief
How a workday changes Bergen Township
On a workday 441 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Bergen 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.
Where Bergen Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bergen Township clocks in
14% of workers
6% 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.
Bergen Township makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bergen Township, 2013 → 2023: 143 → 123. 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 Bergen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bergen Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bergen Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 643 commuters (the 9% 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.
The commute from Bergen Township, by distance
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 Bergen Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bergen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $106,125 |
| Camden Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Helen Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Rich Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Winsted Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Camden Township, Helen Township, Rich Valley Township and Winsted Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bergen 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 Bergen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bergen Township?
$106,125 (±$8,302) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bergen Township?
5.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bergen Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bergen Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glencoe (14%, 7 mi), Waconia (7%, 13 mi), Hutchinson (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bergen Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bergen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bergen 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.