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Jobs & commute in Jupiter Township

Jupiter Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. There are 3 jobs in Jupiter Township for 45 working residents. Hardly any stay in Jupiter Township for work; outside it, Hallock is the main destination (18%, 13 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Jupiter Township

On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

45live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday62
100live here− 45head out to work+ 3come in to work= 62on a workday

About 62 people are in Jupiter Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs 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

Out of Jupiter Township to work: where people go

Lake Bronson: 1 residents work here (2%)Karlstad: 6 residents work here (13%)Hallock: 8 residents work here (18%)Lancaster: 7 residents work here (16%)Roseau: 1 residents work here (2%)Thief River Falls: 5 residents work here (11%)BemidjiMedina: 1 residents work here (2%)Eagan: 1 residents work here (2%)Pembina: 2 residents work here (4%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (4%)Tegner TownshipArveson TownshipSpring Brook TownshipHazelton TownshipJupiter TownshipNorway TownshipHallockLancasterKarlstadThief River FallsPembinaFargoJupiter Township
1
Hallock12.8 mi away
18%8
2
Lancaster13.9 mi away
16%7
3
Karlstad10.6 mi away
13%6
4
Thief River Falls45.4 mi away
11%5
5
Pembina, ND32.2 mi away
4%2
6
Fargo, ND124.7 mi away
4%2
7
Lake Bronson4.8 mi away
2%1
8
Roseau44.7 mi away
2%1
9
Medina291.4 mi away
2%1
10
Eagan314.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
24%11
The top trips

Where Jupiter 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

Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Jupiter Township

Jobs based in Jupiter TownshipJobs Jupiter Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%29%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices0%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%22%
Over $3,333 a month67%67%

Who does it

29 or younger67%18%
30 to 5433%51%
55 and older0%31%
−63%

Jobs based in Jupiter Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 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 Jupiter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 19 minutes in Jupiter Township

A year of commuting
149 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Jupiter Township19 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Jupiter Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
12%Walk
4%Other

Share of the 72 commuters (the 0% 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

Jupiter Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHallock: 18% · 12.8 miLancaster: 16% · 13.9 miKarlstad: 13% · 10.6 miThief River Falls: 11% · 45.4 miPembina: 4% · 32.2 miFargo: 4% · 124.7 miLake Bronson: 2% · 4.8 miRoseau: 2% · 44.7 miMedina: 2% · 291.4 miEagan: 2% · 314.5 miHallock 18%Lancaster 16%Karlstad 13%Thief River Falls 11%Pembina 4%Jupiter Township
Jupiter TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi9 residents
36%10–24 mi16 residents
29%25–50 mi13 residents
16%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 16% 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

Around Jupiter Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Jupiter Township19 min
Norway Township21 min
Hazelton Township22 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownJupiter Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jupiter Township–——19 min$108,750
Norway Townshipunder 3%——21 min—
Spring Brook Townshipunder 3%————
Tegner Townshipunder 3%————
Hazelton Townshipunder 3%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Norway Township, Spring Brook Township, Tegner Township and Hazelton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Jupiter 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 Jupiter Township: questions

What is the median household income in Jupiter Township?

$108,750 (±$32,714) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Jupiter Township?

0.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Jupiter Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Jupiter Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hallock (18%, 13 mi), Lancaster (16%, 14 mi), Karlstad (13%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Jupiter Township

Jupiter 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.