Hillman Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 11% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Hillman Township has 6 jobs for 74 working residents. Hardly any work in Hillman Township; the top destination outside it is St. Cloud (19%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Hillman Township
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Hillman Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Out of Hillman Township to work: where people go
Where Hillman Township clocks in
19% of workers
12% 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.
Hillman Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hillman Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 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 Hillman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hillman Township’s commute takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hillman Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 11% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hillman Township
About 20% 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 Hillman Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hillman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillman Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $88,021 |
| Pierz Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Morrill Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Mount Morris Township | under 2% | — | — | 60 min | — |
| Granite Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pierz Township, Morrill Township, Mount Morris Township and Granite Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hillman 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 Hillman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hillman Township?
$88,021 (±$23,739) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hillman Township?
6.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hillman Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hillman Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (19%, 31 mi), Foley (12%, 19 mi), Little Falls (12%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hillman 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 Hillman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hillman 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.