Photo: wylbur · CC BY-SA 3.0Eglon Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
10% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Eglon Township has 63 jobs; 332 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Eglon Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (28%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Eglon Township: the gist
Eglon Township is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Eglon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eglon Township has about 440 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Eglon Township workers cross into North Dakota
29% of Eglon Township workers work outside Minnesota, most of them in North Dakota, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
28% of Eglon Township works in Fargo
94 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Fargo, ND, 27 miles away. That’s far more as work in Eglon Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 332 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Eglon Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 332 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Eglon Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 the trip to work from Eglon Township ends
Where Eglon Township clocks in
28% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 67% of the jobs in Eglon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eglon Township, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 63. 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 Eglon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Eglon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eglon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 297 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute from Eglon Township, by distance
About 15% 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.
Eglon Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hawley (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eglon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eglon Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $138,750 |
| Highland Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Parke Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hawley Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lake Park Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Hawley | 8% | A− | B− | 25 min | $99,188 |
| Cuba Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Cormorant Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 34 min | $102,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Highland Grove Township, Parke Township, Hawley Township, Lake Park Township and Cuba Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eglon 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 Eglon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eglon Township?
$138,750 (±$23,005) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eglon Township?
1.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eglon Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eglon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (28%, 27 mi), Moorhead (10%, 23 mi), Barnesville (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eglon 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 Eglon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eglon 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.