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
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.
About 87 people are in Hagen Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Hagen Township: the destinations
Where Hagen Township clocks in
31% of workers
15% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Hagen Township: what the 14 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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.
How long Hagen Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hagen Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
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.
The distance from Hagen Township to work
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.
Hagen Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hagen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagen Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $113,333 |
| Felton Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Keene Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ulen Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Rockwell Township | under 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.
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 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.
More of Hagen 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.