With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Hale Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Hale Township; the top destination outside it is Winsted (10%, 8 miles). Employers in Hale Township report 27 jobs for 452 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hale Township apart on work
Hale Township is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Hale Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hale Township has about 490 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hale Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 452 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Hale Township
On a workday 450 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Hale Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Hale Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hale Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 366 commuters (the 7% 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.
Commuting out of Hale Township: the destinations
Where Hale Township clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
Hale Township works in goods: 63% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hale Township, 2013 → 2023: 117 → 27. 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 Hale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Hale Township
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 Hale Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $110,417 |
| Winsted Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Rich Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Stockholm Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Hutchinson Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 24 min | $108,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Winsted Township, Rich Valley Township and Stockholm Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hale 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 Hale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hale Township?
$110,417 (±$28,570) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hale Township?
2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hale Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hale Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winsted (10%, 8 mi), Hutchinson (9%, 9 mi), Howard Lake (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hale Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hale 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.