Photo: Richard N Horne · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hendrum Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Hendrum Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (20%, 29 miles). Employers in Hendrum Township report 6 jobs, and 30 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 3% 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
In and out of Hendrum Township on a workday
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Hendrum Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Hendrum Township: the destinations
Where Hendrum Township clocks in
20% of workers
17% 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: 100% of the jobs in Hendrum Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hendrum Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 6. 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 Hendrum Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hendrum Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hendrum Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 3% 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.
Half of Hendrum Township commutes less than 18 miles
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 Hendrum Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hendrum Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrum Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $119,583 |
| Hegne Township | under 4% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Lee Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Halstad Township | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hegne Township, Lee Township and Halstad Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hendrum 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 Hendrum Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hendrum Township?
$119,583 (±$24,678) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hendrum Township?
1.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hendrum Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hendrum Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (20%, 29 mi), Halstad (17%, 5 mi), Pleasant View Township (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hendrum Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hendrum Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hendrum 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.