Bridge No. L7075 · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Hartford Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 11% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. There are 36 jobs in Hartford Township, and 272 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Hartford Township; the top destination outside it is Long Prairie (17%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hartford Township and work: the main findings
Hartford Township is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Hartford Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hartford Township has about 450 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Hartford Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker, and quicker than any town next door (21 to 38 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 272 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Hartford Township
On a workday 267 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Hartford Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
A commute of about 16 minutes in Hartford Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hartford Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 commuters (the 11% 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.
Out of Hartford Township to work: where people go
Where Hartford Township clocks in
17% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 83% of work in Hartford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hartford Township, 2014 → 2024: 9 → 36. 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 Hartford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Hartford Township commutes less than 22 miles
About 21% 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.
Around Hartford Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Long Prairie Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hartford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $93,854 |
| Ward Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Little Elk Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Long Prairie Township | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Iona Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ward Township, Little Elk Township and Iona Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Long Prairie Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hartford 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 Hartford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hartford Township?
$93,854 (±$12,565) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hartford Township?
9.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hartford Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hartford Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Long Prairie (17%, 6 mi), Browerville (8%, 2 mi), Little Falls (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hartford 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 Hartford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hartford 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.