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Jobs & commute in Clover Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Clover Township works elsewhere

28% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Employers in Clover Township report 18 jobs, and 154 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Clover Township itself; outside it, Hinckley draws the most (15%, 15 miles).

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

Day and night

Who leaves Clover Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 149 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

149live here, work elsewhere
5live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night370
Workday230
370live here− 150head out to work+ 13come in to work= 230on a workday

About 230 people are in Clover Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs 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

Commuting out of Clover Township: the destinations

ShaferMoose Lake: 3 residents work here (2%)Hinckley: 23 residents work here (15%)Rush CityPine City: 5 residents work here (3%)Sandstone: 5 residents work here (3%)Anoka: 4 residents work here (3%)North BranchRock CreekRamsey: 4 residents work here (3%)Minneapolis: 6 residents work here (4%)Webster: 5 residents work here (3%)Arna TownshipCrosby TownshipNew Dosey TownshipCorinna TownshipArlone TownshipOgema TownshipKathio Township: 7 residents work here (5%)Little Falls TownshipDanforth TownshipClover TownshipHinckleyKathio TownshipMinneapolisPine CitySandstoneWebsterClover Township
1
Hinckley14.6 mi away
15%23
2
Kathio Township54.3 mi away
5%7
3
Minneapolis80.4 mi away
4%6
4
Pine City21.6 mi away
3%5
5
Sandstone13.9 mi away
3%5
6
Webster, WI15.9 mi away
3%5
7
Clover Township (in town)right here
3%5
8
Anoka68 mi away
3%4
9
Ramsey67.1 mi away
3%4
10
Moose Lake29.8 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
56%87
The top trips

Where Clover 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

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Clover Township

Jobs based in Clover TownshipJobs Clover Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%18%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices100%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month67%36%
Over $3,333 a month28%50%

Who does it

29 or younger17%18%
30 to 546%49%
55 and older78%33%
−81%

Jobs based in Clover Township, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 18. 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 Clover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Clover Township’s commute takes about 35 minutes

A year of commuting
265 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Clover Township35 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
28%

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

About 3 in 10
How Clover Township gets to work
81%Drive alone
15%Carpool
5%Walk

Share of the 150 commuters (the 28% 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

How far Clover Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHinckley: 15% · 14.6 miKathio Township: 5% · 54.3 miMinneapolis: 4% · 80.4 miPine City: 3% · 21.6 miSandstone: 3% · 13.9 miWebster: 3% · 15.9 miAnoka: 3% · 68 miRamsey: 3% · 67.1 miMoose Lake: 2% · 29.8 miHinckley 15%Kathio Township 5%Minneapolis 4%Pine City 3%Sandstone 3%Clover Township
Clover TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi6 residents
33%10–24 mi51 residents
8%25–50 mi12 residents
55%Over 50 mi85 residents

About 55% 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

How Clover Township compares with the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Crosby Township34 min
Clover Township35 min
Ogema Township38 min
Arlone Township38 min
Danforth Township43 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownClover Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Clover Township–——35 min$82,292
Ogema Townshipunder 2%——38 min—
Arlone Townshipunder 2%——38 min—
Danforth Townshipunder 2%——43 min—
Crosby Townshipunder 2%——34 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Ogema Township, Arlone Township, Danforth 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 Clover 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 Clover Township: questions

What is the median household income in Clover Township?

$82,292 (±$10,060) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Clover Township?

8.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Clover Township?

35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Clover Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hinckley (15%, 15 mi), Kathio Township (5%, 54 mi), Minneapolis (4%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Clover Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Clover Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Clover Township

Clover 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.