Cromwell Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Cromwell Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (32%, 23 miles). Employers in Cromwell Township report 20 jobs, against 151 working residents. Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cromwell Township by day and by night
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Cromwell 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.
Where people from Cromwell Township work
Where Cromwell Township clocks in
32% of workers
15% of workers
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Cromwell Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cromwell Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 20. 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 Cromwell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Cromwell Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cromwell Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 commuters (the 15% 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 in the region Cromwell Township works
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.
How Cromwell Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Spring Prairie Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cromwell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromwell Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $126,667 |
| Highland Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Spring Prairie Township | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Hawley Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Highland Grove Township, Spring Prairie Township and Hawley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cromwell 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 Cromwell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cromwell Township?
$126,667 (±$15,112) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cromwell Township?
1.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cromwell Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cromwell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (32%, 23 mi), Hawley (15%, 3 mi), Moorhead (11%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cromwell 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 Cromwell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cromwell 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.