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Jobs & commute in Cuba Township

With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Cuba Township works elsewhere

Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 75 jobs are based in Cuba Township for 134 working residents. Only 1% stay in Cuba Township for work; outside it, Detroit Lakes is the main destination (16%, 15 miles).

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

75 jobs based here
Household income
$123K
median · Minnesota $89K
Poverty
1.6%
Minnesota 9.3%
Unemployment
1.2%
Minnesota 4.1% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
33 min
Minnesota 23 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
2 of 134 working residents
Work from home
14%
Minnesota 18% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Cuba Township

On a workday 132 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.

132live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
73work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday250
300live here− 130head out to work+ 73come in to work= 250on a workday

About 250 people are in Cuba Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.56jobs 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 Cuba Township: the destinations

Audubon: 8 residents work here (6%)Lake Park: 8 residents work here (6%)Mahnomen: 3 residents work here (2%)New York MillsHawley: 5 residents work here (4%)Detroit Lakes: 21 residents work here (16%)Moorhead: 4 residents work here (3%)HoraceWest Fargo: 4 residents work here (3%)Grand Forks: 7 residents work here (5%)Fargo: 17 residents work here (13%)Hamden TownshipLake Eunice TownshipCormorant TownshipRiceville TownshipCuba TownshipEglon TownshipAtlanta TownshipHighland Grove TownshipLake Park Township: 8 residents work here (6%)Detroit LakesFargoAudubonLake ParkLake Park TownshipGrand ForksCuba Township
1
Detroit Lakes15.2 mi away
16%21
2
Fargo, ND34.3 mi away
13%17
3
Audubon7.6 mi away
6%8
4
Lake Park3.5 mi away
6%8
5
Lake Park Township7.4 mi away
6%8
6
Grand Forks, ND82 mi away
5%7
7
Hawley10.8 mi away
4%5
8
Moorhead30.4 mi away
3%4
9
West Fargo, ND37.9 mi away
3%4
10
Mahnomen27.1 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%49
The top trips

Where Cuba Township clocks in

16% of workers
15.2 mi awayDetroit Lakes21 Cuba Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
13% of workers
34.3 mi awayFargo, ND17 Cuba Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
7.6 mi awayAudubon8 Cuba Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Goods jobs make up 69% of work in Cuba Township

Jobs based in Cuba TownshipJobs Cuba Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms69%22%
Trade, transport & utilities8%23%
Services: health, schools, offices23%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month11%25%
Over $3,333 a month81%57%

Who does it

29 or younger31%22%
30 to 5443%48%
55 and older27%30%
+134%

Jobs based in Cuba Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 75. 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 Cuba Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Cuba Township takes about 33 minutes

A year of commuting
250 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Cuba Township33 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
14%

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

About 1 in 10
How Cuba Township gets to work
82%Drive alone
14%Carpool
4%Walk

Share of the 137 commuters (the 14% 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 Cuba Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miDetroit Lakes: 16% · 15.2 miFargo: 13% · 34.3 miAudubon: 6% · 7.6 miLake Park: 6% · 3.5 miLake Park Township: 6% · 7.4 miGrand Forks: 5% · 82 miHawley: 4% · 10.8 miMoorhead: 3% · 30.4 miWest Fargo: 3% · 37.9 miMahnomen: 2% · 27.1 miDetroit Lakes 16%Fargo 13%Audubon 6%Lake Park 6%Lake Park Township 6%Cuba Township
Cuba TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
21%Under 10 mi28 residents
28%10–24 mi38 residents
28%25–50 mi38 residents
22%Over 50 mi30 residents

About 22% 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

Cuba Township and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to Lake Park Township (6%).

Lake Park Township: 6% of workers work hereHighland Grove Township: few work hereHamden Township: few work hereAtlanta Township: few work hereRiceville Township: few work hereEglon Township: few work hereLake Park TownshipHighland Grove TownshipHamden TownshipAtlanta TownshipRiceville TownshipEglon TownshipCuba Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hamden Township21 min
Riceville Township22 min
Highland Grove Township30 min
Eglon Township31 min
Cuba Township33 min
Lake Park Township34 min
Atlanta Township35 min
Lake Park Township6% of Cuba Township works hereHighland Grove Townshipunder 3% of Cuba TownshipHamden Townshipunder 3% of Cuba TownshipAtlanta Townshipunder 3% of Cuba TownshipRiceville Townshipunder 3% of Cuba TownshipEglon Townshipunder 3% of Cuba Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownCuba Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cuba Township–——33 min$122,750
Lake Park Township6%——34 min—
Highland Grove Townshipunder 3%——30 min—
Hamden Townshipunder 3%——21 min—
Atlanta Townshipunder 3%——35 min—
Riceville Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Eglon Townshipunder 3%——31 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Lake Park Township, Highland Grove Township, Hamden Township, Atlanta Township, Riceville Township and Eglon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Cuba 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 Cuba Township: questions

What is the median household income in Cuba Township?

$122,750 (±$10,954) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Cuba Township?

1.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Cuba Township?

33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Cuba Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (16%, 15 mi), Fargo (13%, 34 mi), Audubon (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Cuba Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Cuba Township

Cuba Township home →
33min commute
HandbookGetting around Cuba TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in MNShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.