Most of Bruce Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
8 jobs are based in Bruce Township for 264 working residents. Hardly any work in Bruce Township; the top destination outside it is Long Prairie (17%, 7 miles). Working residents average 37 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Bruce Township, in brief
Bruce Township is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Bruce Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bruce Township has about 230 people in it, 53% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bruce Township and Long Prairie trade workers both ways
Long Prairie is the top workplace for Bruce Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Bruce Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Bruce 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 264 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Bruce Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 264 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Bruce Township on a workday afternoon, 53% 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 Bruce Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bruce Township clocks in
17% of workers
7% 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.
Commuting from Bruce Township: about 37 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bruce Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 19% 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.
Goods jobs make up 38% of work in Bruce Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bruce Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 8. 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 Bruce Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Bruce Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
The towns around Bruce Township
The biggest share goes to Long Prairie Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bruce Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $73,472 |
| Burnhamville Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Little Elk Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Long Prairie Township | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Culdrum Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burnhamville Township, Little Elk Township and Culdrum Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Long Prairie Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bruce 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 Bruce Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bruce Township?
$73,472 (±$5,380) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bruce Township?
2.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bruce Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bruce Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Long Prairie (17%, 7 mi), St. Cloud (7%, 41 mi), Melrose (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bruce 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 Bruce Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bruce 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.