With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Halden Township works elsewhere
3% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. There are 9 jobs in Halden Township, against 53 working residents. Hardly any work in Halden Township; the top destination outside it is Duluth (21%, 42 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Halden Township
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 68 people are in Halden Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Halden Township: the destinations
Where Halden Township clocks in
21% of workers
4% 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.
Halden Township makes things: 67% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Halden Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 9. 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 Halden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Halden Township: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Halden Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 commuters (the 3% 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.
Half of Halden Township commutes less than 38 miles
About 25% 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.
How Halden Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Halden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halden Township | – | — | — | 42 min | $59,125 |
| Floodwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Prairie Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Van Buren Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Floodwood Township, Prairie Lake Township and Van Buren Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Halden 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 Halden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Halden Township?
$59,125 (±$7,968) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Halden Township?
2.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Halden Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Halden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Duluth (21%, 42 mi), Cloquet (17%, 26 mi), Floodwood (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Halden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Halden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Halden 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.