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Jobs & commute in Hoff Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hoff Township works elsewhere

Hardly any stay in Hoff Township for work; outside it, Morris is the main destination (23%, 14 miles). There are 12 jobs in Hoff Township; 64 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 15 minutes on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Hoff Township

On a workday 64 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

64live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night160
Workday110
160live here− 64head out to work+ 12come in to work= 110on a workday

About 110 people are in Hoff Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Hoff Township: the destinations

Cyrus: 2 residents work here (3%)Westport: 1 residents work here (2%)Lowry: 2 residents work here (3%)VillardHancock: 2 residents work here (3%)Starbuck: 2 residents work here (3%)Benson: 6 residents work here (9%)GlencoeMorris: 15 residents work here (23%)Glenwood: 3 residents work here (5%)Alexandria: 2 residents work here (3%)Langhei TownshipHoff TownshipMoore TownshipGlenwood TownshipWalden TownshipMinnewaska Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Clontarf TownshipGilchrist TownshipMorrisBensonGlenwoodCyrusLowryHancockHoff Township
1
Morris14.1 mi away
23%15
2
Benson10.5 mi away
9%6
3
Glenwood20 mi away
5%3
4
Cyrus11.2 mi away
3%2
5
Lowry18.7 mi away
3%2
6
Hancock6.3 mi away
3%2
7
Starbuck12.7 mi away
3%2
8
Alexandria32.4 mi away
3%2
93%2
10
Westport30.4 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%27
The top trips

Where Hoff Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Hoff Township

Jobs based in Hoff TownshipJobs Hoff Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%31%
Trade, transport & utilities0%27%
Services: health, schools, offices0%42%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%9%
Over $3,333 a month75%70%

Who does it

29 or younger50%25%
30 to 5442%52%
55 and older8%23%
+33%

Jobs based in Hoff Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 12. 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 Hoff Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Hoff Township takes about 15 minutes

A year of commuting
113 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hoff Township15 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

of Hoff Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Hoff Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
10%Carpool

Share of the 99 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.

How far

The distance from Hoff Township to work

10 mi25 mi40 miMorris: 23% · 14.1 miBenson: 9% · 10.5 miGlenwood: 5% · 20 miCyrus: 3% · 11.2 miLowry: 3% · 18.7 miHancock: 3% · 6.3 miStarbuck: 3% · 12.7 miAlexandria: 3% · 32.4 miMinnewaska Township: 3% · 16.1 miWestport: 2% · 30.4 miMorris 23%Benson 9%Glenwood 5%Cyrus 3%Lowry 3%Hoff Township
Hoff TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi6 residents
56%10–24 mi36 residents
20%25–50 mi13 residents
14%Over 50 mi9 residents

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

The towns around Hoff Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Moore Township8 min
Hoff Township15 min
Clontarf Township16 min
Langhei Township17 min
Walden Township20 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHoff Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hoff Township–——15 min$110,000
Clontarf Townshipunder 2%——16 min—
Walden Townshipunder 2%——20 min—
Langhei Townshipunder 2%——17 min—
Moore Townshipunder 2%——8 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Clontarf Township, Walden Township, Langhei Township and Moore Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hoff Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hoff Township: questions

What is the median household income in Hoff Township?

$110,000 (±$55,713) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hoff Township?

1.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hoff Township?

15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hoff Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris (23%, 14 mi), Benson (9%, 10 mi), Glenwood (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hoff 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 Hoff Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hoff Township

Hoff Township home →

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.