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Jobs & commute in Hagen Township

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Hagen Township works elsewhere

8% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. Employers in Hagen Township report 14 jobs, against 55 working residents. Hardly any stay in Hagen Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (31%, 27 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Hagen Township

On a workday 55 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

55live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night130
Workday87
130live here− 55head out to work+ 14come in to work= 87on a workday

About 87 people are in Hagen Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Hagen Township: the destinations

St. Hilaire: 1 residents work here (2%)Audubon: 2 residents work here (4%)MahnomenFelton: 1 residents work here (2%)Ulen: 2 residents work here (4%)Hawley: 8 residents work here (15%)Detroit Lakes: 4 residents work here (7%)Moorhead: 4 residents work here (7%)Medina: 2 residents work here (4%)West FargoFargo: 17 residents work here (31%)Henning TownshipBejou TownshipUlen TownshipRockwell TownshipSpring Prairie Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Cormorant TownshipHagen TownshipParke TownshipKeene TownshipFelton TownshipFargoHawleyDetroit LakesMoorheadAudubonUlenHagen Township
1
Fargo, ND26.9 mi away
31%17
2
Hawley15.6 mi away
15%8
3
Detroit Lakes32.1 mi away
7%4
4
Moorhead23.9 mi away
7%4
5
Audubon24.6 mi away
4%2
6
Ulen5.7 mi away
4%2
7
Medina196.1 mi away
4%2
84%2
9
St. Hilaire63.5 mi away
2%1
10
Felton6.4 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%12
The top trips

Where Hagen Township clocks in

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

Jobs in Hagen Township: what the 14 are

Jobs based in Hagen TownshipJobs Hagen Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%31%
Trade, transport & utilities100%13%
Services: health, schools, offices0%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less14%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%22%
Over $3,333 a month64%65%

Who does it

29 or younger21%24%
30 to 5436%51%
55 and older43%25%
−13%

Jobs based in Hagen Township, 2014 → 2024: 16 → 14. 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 Hagen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Hagen Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes

A year of commuting
246 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hagen Township32 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

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

About 1 in 10
How Hagen Township gets to work
72%Drive alone
24%Carpool
4%Walk

Share of the 68 commuters (the 8% 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

The distance from Hagen Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFargo: 31% · 26.9 miHawley: 15% · 15.6 miDetroit Lakes: 7% · 32.1 miMoorhead: 7% · 23.9 miAudubon: 4% · 24.6 miUlen: 4% · 5.7 miMedina: 4% · 196.1 miSpring Prairie Township: 4% · 12.6 miSt. Hilaire: 2% · 63.5 miFelton: 2% · 6.4 miFargo 31%Hawley 15%Detroit Lakes 7%Moorhead 7%Audubon 4%Hagen Township
Hagen TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi4 residents
29%10–24 mi16 residents
45%25–50 mi25 residents
18%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 18% 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.

Next door

Hagen Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Felton Township30 min
Keene Township30 min
Hagen Township32 min
Ulen Township33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHagen Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hagen Township–——32 min$113,333
Felton Townshipunder 2%——30 min—
Keene Townshipunder 2%——30 min—
Ulen Townshipunder 2%——33 min—
Rockwell Townshipunder 2%————

Same-state neighbors only. Felton Township, Keene Township, Ulen Township and Rockwell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hagen 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hagen Township: questions

What is the median household income in Hagen Township?

$113,333 (±$2,180) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hagen Township?

10.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hagen Township?

32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hagen Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (31%, 27 mi), Hawley (15%, 16 mi), Detroit Lakes (7%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Hagen 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 Hagen Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Hagen Township

Hagen Township home →

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.