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Jobs & commute in Bungo Township

Bungo Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

There are 2 jobs in Bungo Township; 52 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bungo Township; the top destination outside it is Pine River (6%, 10 miles). Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Bungo Township

On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

52live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night160
Workday110
160live here− 52head out to work+ 2come in to work= 110on a workday

About 110 people are in Bungo Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Bungo Township work

Pine River: 3 residents work here (6%)Nisswa: 3 residents work here (6%)Brainerd: 3 residents work here (6%)Pequot Lakes: 3 residents work here (6%)Alexandria: 2 residents work here (4%)Baxter: 2 residents work here (4%)St. Cloud: 2 residents work here (4%)Minneapolis: 2 residents work here (4%)Pine River TownshipPonto Lake TownshipMoose Lake TownshipAnsel TownshipIdeal Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Lake Edward Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Bungo TownshipBull Moose TownshipWalden TownshipPine RiverNisswaBrainerdPequot LakesAlexandriaBaxterBungo Township
1
Pine River10.1 mi away
6%3
2
Nisswa17.9 mi away
6%3
3
Brainerd28.3 mi away
6%3
4
Pequot Lakes15.3 mi away
6%3
5
Alexandria66 mi away
4%2
6
Baxter26.6 mi away
4%2
7
St. Cloud81 mi away
4%2
8
Minneapolis133.6 mi away
4%2
9
Ideal Township18.5 mi away
4%2
104%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%28
The top trips

Where Bungo Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Bungo Township

Jobs based in Bungo TownshipJobs Bungo Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%35%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices100%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month100%50%

Who does it

29 or younger50%35%
30 to 5450%52%
55 and older0%13%
+0%

Jobs based in Bungo Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 2. 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 Bungo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Bungo Township: about 37 minutes

A year of commuting
280 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bungo Township37 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of Bungo Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Bungo Township gets to work
91%Drive alone
9%Carpool

Share of the 55 commuters (the 5% 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.

How far

Where in the region Bungo Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPine River: 6% · 10.1 miNisswa: 6% · 17.9 miBrainerd: 6% · 28.3 miPequot Lakes: 6% · 15.3 miAlexandria: 4% · 66 miBaxter: 4% · 26.6 miSt. Cloud: 4% · 81 miMinneapolis: 4% · 133.6 miIdeal Township: 4% · 18.5 miLake Edward Township: 4% · 21.5 miPine River 6%Nisswa 6%Brainerd 6%Pequot Lakes 6%Alexandria 4%Bungo Township
Bungo TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi7 residents
35%10–24 mi18 residents
19%25–50 mi10 residents
33%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 33% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Bungo Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Bull Moose Township27 min
Walden Township28 min
Moose Lake Township34 min
Bungo Township37 min
Ansel Township44 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBungo Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bungo Township–——37 min$39,479
Ansel Townshipunder 4%——44 min—
Moose Lake Townshipunder 4%——34 min—
Walden Townshipunder 4%——28 min—
Bull Moose Townshipunder 4%——27 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Ansel Township, Moose Lake Township, Walden Township and Bull Moose Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bungo Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bungo Township: questions

What is the median household income in Bungo Township?

$39,479 (±$20,443) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bungo Township?

12.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bungo Township?

37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Bungo Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine River (6%, 10 mi), Nisswa (6%, 18 mi), Brainerd (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Bungo 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 Bungo Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bungo Township

Bungo Township home →

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.