Chengwatana Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 29 jobs in Chengwatana Township for 350 working residents. Hardly any stay in Chengwatana Township for work; outside it, Pine City is the main destination (26%, 7 miles). 6% of workers have no commute at all, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Chengwatana Township
Chengwatana Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Chengwatana Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chengwatana Township has about 630 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chengwatana Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 138 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 350 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Chengwatana Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 348 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Chengwatana Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
About 41 minutes to work from Chengwatana Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chengwatana Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 362 commuters (the 6% 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.
Where people from Chengwatana Township work
Where Chengwatana Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
In Chengwatana Township, 41% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chengwatana Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 29. 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 Chengwatana Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Chengwatana Township’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
Chengwatana Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chengwatana Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengwatana Township | – | — | — | 41 min | $77,500 |
| Pine City Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 32 min | $85,536 |
| Pokegama Township | under 2% | B− | C | 37 min | $77,888 |
| Munch Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Crosby Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Munch Township and Crosby Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chengwatana 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 Chengwatana Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chengwatana Township?
$77,500 (±$21,284) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chengwatana Township?
7.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chengwatana Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chengwatana Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine City (26%, 7 mi), Rush City (5%, 14 mi), Mora (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chengwatana 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 Chengwatana Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chengwatana 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.