With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Henning Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Henning Township for work; outside it, Wadena is the main destination (14%, 18 miles). There are 23 jobs in Henning Township, against 174 working residents. Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Henning Township on a workday
On a workday 173 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Henning Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Commuting out of Henning Township: the destinations
Where Henning Township clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Henning Township makes things: 74% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henning Township, 2014 → 2024: 23 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Henning Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Henning Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Henning Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 18% 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.
How many miles Henning Township commutes
About 26% 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.
Work in the towns next to Henning Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Henning Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henning Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $78,750 |
| Girard Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Inman Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Leaf Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Folden Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Girard Township, Inman Township, Leaf Lake Township and Folden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Henning 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 Henning Township: questions
What is the median household income in Henning Township?
$78,750 (±$29,160) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henning Township?
12.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Henning Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Henning Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wadena (14%, 18 mi), Perham (9%, 19 mi), Henning (9%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Henning Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Henning Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Henning 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.