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Jobs & commute in Hallock Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hallock Township works elsewhere

Hallock Township has 10 jobs for 40 working residents. Working residents average 7 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 12% of workers (Minnesota 18%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Hallock Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 39 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

39live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night86
Workday56
86live here− 39head out to work+ 9come in to work= 56on a workday

About 56 people are in Hallock Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

38% of working residents work in Hallock

Humboldt: 1 residents work here (3%)OsloKennedy: 1 residents work here (3%)Callaway: 1 residents work here (3%)Stephen: 1 residents work here (3%)St. Vincent: 1 residents work here (3%)WarrenKarlstad: 1 residents work here (3%)Hallock: 15 residents work here (38%)Dilworth: 1 residents work here (3%)Drayton: 3 residents work here (8%)St. ThomasSkane TownshipThompson TownshipTeien TownshipHallock TownshipHampden TownshipSt. Vincent Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Joliette TownshipHallockDraytonSt. Vincent TownshipHumboldtKennedyCallawayHallock Township
1
Hallock2.8 mi away
38%15
2
Drayton, ND16.4 mi away
8%3
35%2
4
Humboldt11.4 mi away
3%1
5
Kennedy9.6 mi away
3%1
6
Callaway133.3 mi away
3%1
7
Stephen22.6 mi away
3%1
8
St. Vincent17.2 mi away
3%1
9
Karlstad25.8 mi away
3%1
10
Dilworth131.3 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%13
The top trips

Where Hallock 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

Goods jobs make up 50% of work in Hallock Township

Jobs based in Hallock TownshipJobs Hallock Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%18%
Trade, transport & utilities50%25%
Services: health, schools, offices0%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month10%30%
Over $3,333 a month90%55%

Who does it

29 or younger40%18%
30 to 5450%50%
55 and older10%33%

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 Hallock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 7 minutes in Hallock Township

A year of commuting
55 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hallock Township7 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

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

About 1 in 10
How Hallock Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
10%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 50 commuters (the 12% 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

How far Hallock Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHallock: 38% · 2.8 miDrayton: 8% · 16.4 miSt. Vincent Township: 5% · 13.7 miHumboldt: 3% · 11.4 miKennedy: 3% · 9.6 miCallaway: 3% · 133.3 miStephen: 3% · 22.6 miSt. Vincent: 3% · 17.2 miKarlstad: 3% · 25.8 miDilworth: 3% · 131.3 miHallock 38%Drayton 8%St. Vincent Township 5%Humboldt 3%Kennedy 3%Hallock Township
Hallock TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
40%Under 10 mi16 residents
25%10–24 mi10 residents
10%25–50 mi4 residents
25%Over 50 mi10 residents

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.

Next door

38% of Hallock Township works in a bordering town

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hallock Township7 min
Hallock13 min
Thompson Township15 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHallock Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hallock Township–——7 min$119,688
Hallock38%——13 min—
Thompson Townshipunder 3%——15 min—
Hampden Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Hallock, Thompson Township and Hampden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Hallock. Darker towns draw more of Hallock 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hallock Township: questions

What is the median household income in Hallock Township?

$119,688 (±$27,660) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hallock Township?

0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hallock Township?

7 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hallock Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hallock (38%, 3 mi), Drayton (8%, 16 mi), St. Vincent Township (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Hallock Township

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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.