Households in Bogus Brook Township have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
For 9% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). Poverty touches 2.3% of residents; Minnesota has 9.3%. Bogus Brook Township grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Bogus Brook Township
Bogus Brook Township is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Bogus Brook Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bogus Brook Township has about 950 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bogus Brook Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 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 647 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Bogus Brook Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Bogus Brook Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Bogus Brook Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Bogus Brook 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, Bogus Brook Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Who leaves Bogus Brook Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 645 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 950 people are in Bogus Brook Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
About 37 minutes to work from Bogus Brook Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bogus Brook Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 835 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.
11% of working residents work in Milaca
Where Bogus Brook Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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 Bogus Brook Township: what the 64 are
64 jobs are based in Bogus Brook Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bogus Brook Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 64. 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 Bogus Brook Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bogus Brook Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Bogus Brook Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bogus Brook Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Bogus Brook Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 922 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). 0.0% of Bogus Brook Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bogus Brook Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bogus Brook Township places 514th of 5,794 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 512 | Oakdale PA | 1,413 | $93K | 8.0% | 3.0% | 4% | A− |
| 513 | Berry Hill TN | 1,864 | $80K | 11.2% | 3.1% | 5% | A− |
| 514 | Bogus Brook Township MN | 1,535 | $124K | 2.3% | 1.8% | <1% | A− |
| 515 | Bennet NE | 1,104 | $106K | 5.1% | 1.3% | <1% | A− |
| 516 | Ogunquit ME | 1,606 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 22% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | 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 Bogus Brook Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Bogus Brook Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Milo Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bogus Brook Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogus Brook Township | – | A− | C | 37 min | $123,846 |
| Dalbo Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Milo Township | 2% | B− | C+ | 35 min | $84,000 |
| Princeton Township | under 2% | B | C | 40 min | $88,056 |
| Borgholm Township | 2% | B | C− | 31 min | $83,359 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dalbo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bogus Brook 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 Bogus Brook Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bogus Brook Township?
$123,846 (±$12,584) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bogus Brook Township?
2.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bogus Brook Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bogus Brook Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milaca (11%, 6 mi), Princeton (10%, 9 mi), St. Cloud (8%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bogus Brook Township walkable?
Bogus Brook Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bogus Brook 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 Bogus Brook Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bogus Brook 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.