Most of Hersey Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
3 jobs are based in Hersey Township for 88 working residents. Hardly any work in Hersey Township; the top destination outside it is Worthington (35%, 8 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Hersey Township
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Hersey Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 towns that employ Hersey Township’s residents
Where Hersey Township clocks in
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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Hersey Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hersey Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 3. 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 Hersey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Hersey Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hersey Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 15% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hersey Township
About 32% 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.
Next door to Hersey Township
The biggest share goes to Brewster (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hersey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $91,250 |
| Graham Lakes Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lorain Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Brewster | 9% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Alba Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Elk Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Graham Lakes Township, Lorain Township, Brewster, Alba Township and Elk Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hersey 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 Hersey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hersey Township?
$91,250 (±$40,877) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hersey Township?
27.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hersey Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hersey Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (35%, 8 mi), Brewster (9%, 4 mi), Sioux Falls (5%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hersey 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 Hersey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hersey 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.