With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Goose Prairie Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Goose Prairie Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (24%, 29 miles). Employers in Goose Prairie Township report 2 jobs; 108 of its residents have a job. 11% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Goose Prairie Township on a workday
On a workday 108 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 93 people are in Goose Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 53% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Goose Prairie Township: the destinations
Where Goose Prairie Township clocks in
24% of workers
19% of workers
15% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Goose Prairie Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goose Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 2. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Goose Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes to work from Goose Prairie Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goose Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 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.
How many miles Goose Prairie Township commutes
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Goose Prairie Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goose Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Prairie Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $110,625 |
| Hitterdal | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Atlanta Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Keene Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ulen Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hitterdal, Atlanta Township, Keene Township and Ulen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Goose Prairie 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 2024, 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 Goose Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goose Prairie Township?
$110,625 (±$65,273) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goose Prairie Township?
11.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goose Prairie Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goose Prairie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (24%, 29 mi), Hawley (19%, 11 mi), Moorhead (15%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Goose Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goose Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goose Prairie Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.