With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Heier Township works elsewhere
Heier Township has 8 jobs for 55 working residents. Hardly any stay in Heier Township for work; outside it, Mahnomen is the main destination (22%, 16 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Heier Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in Heier Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Commuting out of Heier Township: the destinations
Where Heier Township clocks in
22% 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.
50% of the jobs in Heier Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Heier Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 8. 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 Heier Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Heier Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Heier Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 0% 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.
Heier Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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 in the towns next to Heier Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Heier Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heier Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $51,250 |
| Gregory Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Rosebud Township | under 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Beaulieu Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Island Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gregory Township, Rosebud Township, Beaulieu Township and Island Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Heier 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 Heier Township: questions
What is the median household income in Heier Township?
$51,250 (±$8,817) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Heier Township?
6.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Heier Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Heier Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahnomen (22%, 16 mi), Twin Lakes Township (7%, 14 mi), Fosston (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Heier 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 Heier Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Heier 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.