Most of Kego Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
30% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). Kego Township has 59 jobs, and 197 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Kego Township itself; outside it, Walker draws the most (9%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kego Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 193 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Kego Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Kego Township’s residents
Where Kego Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
What Kego Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kego Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 59. 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 Kego Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Kego Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kego Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 commuters (the 30% 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 many miles Kego Township commutes
About 37% 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.
Work in the towns next to Kego Township
The biggest share goes to Longville (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kego Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kego Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $63,750 |
| Longville | 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Inguadona Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Boy Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Pine Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Wabedo Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Rogers Township | under 3% | — | — | 56 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Longville, Inguadona Township, Boy Lake Township, Pine Lake Township, Wabedo Township and Rogers Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kego 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 Kego Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kego Township?
$63,750 (±$6,575) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kego Township?
17.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kego Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kego Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walker (9%, 17 mi), Hackensack (5%, 15 mi), Cass Lake (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kego 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 Kego Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kego 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.