Most of Hayland Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Hayland Township; the top destination outside it is Kathio Township (9%, 24 miles). Hayland Township has 23 jobs, and 250 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hayland Township and work: the main findings
Hayland Township is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Hayland Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hayland Township has about 320 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hayland Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hayland Township is Kathio Township, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (22) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hayland Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 250 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Hayland Township on a workday
On a workday 250 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Hayland Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
The commute from Hayland Township, by distance
About 22% 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 long Hayland Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hayland Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 244 commuters (the 2% 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.
The towns that employ Hayland Township’s residents
Where Hayland Township clocks in
7% 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.
In Hayland Township, 74% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hayland Township, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 23. 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 Hayland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Hayland Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Page Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hayland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayland Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $96,250 |
| Mudgett Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Page Township | 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Kanabec Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Borgholm Township | under 3% | B | C− | 31 min | $83,359 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mudgett Township and Page Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Kanabec Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hayland 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 Hayland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hayland Township?
$96,250 (±$17,513) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hayland Township?
5.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hayland Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hayland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kathio Township (9%, 24 mi), Milaca (7%, 8 mi), Onamia (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hayland 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 Hayland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hayland 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.