In Hector Township, 1.1% of working residents work locally. Hector Township: 18% of residents live below the poverty line, above both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Hutchinson (20%), Buffalo Lake (14%) and Hector (10%). Its mean commuting time stands at 22 minutes.

1%work in town

	Hector Township	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	18%	7%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	1.1%	9.8%	8%
Average trip to work	22 minutes	23 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$92,000	$90,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Hector Township1%

Hutchinson20%

Buffalo Lake14%

Hector10%

Olivia8%

20 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Hector Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here48 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Hector Township Commute times22 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Hector Township: inland flooding

Hector Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 23 of 100. Expected losses in Hector Township break down as 33% from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.

23risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Hector Township Get ready0.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Hector Township’s year

July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 5° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–25°

Spring34–55°

Summer59–80°

Fall37–57°

Oct 1

typical first frost

May 6

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 5°Rain & snow38″ of snow a winter · 29 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Hector Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a larger share of its adults have diabetes

Among adults in Hector Township, 39% have obesity. Hector Township: 37% of adults have high blood pressure, above both the Minnesota town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). In Hector Township, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 29% sleep under 7 hours. Only 9 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Hector Township.