About half of Hammer Township’s working residents commute to Canby
Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Hammer Township for work; outside it, Canby is the main destination (45%, 3 miles). Employers in Hammer Township report 13 jobs, and 88 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Hammer Township
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Hammer Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.15 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Hammer Township’s working residents head each day
Where Hammer Township clocks in
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Hammer Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hammer Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 13. 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 Hammer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from Hammer Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hammer Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 19% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hammer Township
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.
Work next door: 47% of Hammer Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hammer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammer Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $71,184 |
| Canby | 45% | D | A− | 20 min | $58,365 |
| Oshkosh Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Norman Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Florida Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Freeland Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oshkosh Township, Norman Township, Florida Township and Freeland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Canby. Darker towns draw more of Hammer 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 Hammer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hammer Township?
$71,184 (±$25,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hammer Township?
14.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hammer Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hammer Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Hammer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hammer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hammer 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.