With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Ford Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Ford Township itself; outside it, Mora draws the most (26%, 17 miles). 5 jobs are based in Ford Township for 80 working residents. Home is the office for 5% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ford Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Ford Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Commuting out of Ford Township: the destinations
Where Ford Township clocks in
26% of workers
6% 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 Ford Township, 80% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ford Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 5. 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 Ford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Ford Township: about 39 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ford Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 commuters (the 5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Ford Township
About 44% 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.
The towns around Ford Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $90,000 |
| Williams Township | under 2% | — | — | 64 min | — |
| Kroschel Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hay Brook Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Peace Township | under 2% | C | D− | 47 min | $66,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Williams Township, Kroschel Township and Hay Brook Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ford 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 Ford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ford Township?
$90,000 (±$34,679) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ford Township?
8.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ford Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ford Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mora (26%, 17 mi), Hinckley (6%, 18 mi), Duluth (5%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ford Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ford 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.