Borgholm Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Borgholm Township has 86 jobs, and 814 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Borgholm Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Borgholm Township in brief
Borgholm Township is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Borgholm Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Borgholm Township has about 1,200 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Borgholm Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 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 814 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Borgholm Township’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Borgholm Township’s grade up (3.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 30% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (4.5%) is left out: Borgholm 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, Borgholm Township could be anywhere from B− to B+.
Who commutes out of Borgholm Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 810 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Borgholm Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Getting to work from Borgholm Township takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Borgholm Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 831 commuters (the 11% 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 Borgholm Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 41% of the jobs in Borgholm Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Borgholm Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 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 Borgholm Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Borgholm Township
About 21% 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.
Most of Borgholm Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 933 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). 1.8% of Borgholm Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Borgholm Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Borgholm Township ranks: 1,505th of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,503 | White Sands NM | 1,609 | $90K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 7% | B |
| 1,504 | Cherry Branch NC | 1,684 | $104K | 1.4% | 0.4% | <1% | B |
| 1,505 | Borgholm Township MN | 1,909 | $83K | 3.7% | 4.5% | <1% | B |
| 1,506 | Timberline-Fernwood AZ | 1,973 | $125K | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1% | B |
| 1,507 | Shawnee Hills OH | 2,534 | $109K | 2.5% | 10.7% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | 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 Borgholm Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Next door is work for 11% of Borgholm Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Borgholm Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borgholm Township | – | B | C− | 31 min | $83,359 |
| Milaca | 11% | C | A− | 33 min | $49,588 |
| Bogus Brook Township | under 2% | A− | C | 37 min | $123,846 |
| South Fork Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Milaca Township | under 2% | A− | C | 31 min | $99,583 |
| Hayland Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Fork Township and Hayland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Milaca. Darker towns draw more of Borgholm 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 Borgholm Township: questions
What is the median household income in Borgholm Township?
$83,359 (±$8,214) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Borgholm Township?
3.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Borgholm Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Borgholm Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milaca (11%, 4 mi), St. Cloud (9%, 33 mi), Princeton (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Borgholm Township walkable?
Borgholm Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Borgholm Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Borgholm Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Borgholm 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.