Most of Hiram Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 22 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Hiram Township report 14 jobs, against 139 working residents. Hardly any work in Hiram Township itself; outside it, Shingobee Township draws the most (9%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hiram Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Hiram 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.
The towns that employ Hiram Township’s residents
Where Hiram Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
Hiram Township makes things: 57% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hiram Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 14. 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 Hiram Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hiram Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 173 commuters (the 21% 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 Hiram Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 25% 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.
Hiram Township and its neighbors: 17% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hiram Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $65,000 |
| Shingobee Township | 9% | C | B | 22 min | $75,000 |
| Birch Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hackensack | 8% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| White Oak Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Deerfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Birch Lake Township, Hackensack, White Oak Township and Deerfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Shingobee Township. Darker towns draw more of Hiram 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 Hiram Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hiram Township?
$65,000 (±$12,303) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hiram Township?
8.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hiram Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hiram Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shingobee Township (9%, 10 mi), Hackensack (8%, 5 mi), Walker (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hiram Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hiram Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hiram 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.