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Jobs & commute in King Township

King Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For 9% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. There are 3 jobs in King Township for 89 working residents. Hardly any work in King Township; the top destination outside it is Crookston (13%, 36 miles).

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

Day and night

King Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

89live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night230
Workday140
230live here− 89head out to work+ 3come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in King Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs 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

Where the trip to work from King Township ends

WingerErskine: 5 residents work here (6%)Oklee: 2 residents work here (2%)McIntosh: 8 residents work here (9%)Mentor: 2 residents work here (2%)Fosston: 6 residents work here (7%)Fertile: 3 residents work here (3%)Crookston: 12 residents work here (13%)Thief River Falls: 11 residents work here (12%)Bemidji TownshipSletten TownshipKnute Township: 6 residents work here (7%)King TownshipBrandsvold TownshipLessor TownshipWoodside Township: 3 residents work here (3%)CrookstonThief River FallsMcIntoshFosstonKnute TownshipErskineKing Township
1
Crookston35.5 mi away
13%12
2
Thief River Falls36.2 mi away
12%11
3
McIntosh0.8 mi away
9%8
4
Fosston6.4 mi away
7%6
5
Knute Township6.2 mi away
7%6
6
Erskine7.1 mi away
6%5
7
Fertile20.2 mi away
3%3
8
Woodside Township12.1 mi away
3%3
9
Oklee14.5 mi away
2%2
10
Mentor13.4 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%31
The top trips

Where King 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, not services: 100% of the jobs in King Township

Jobs based in King TownshipJobs King Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices0%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%24%
Over $3,333 a month67%54%

Who does it

29 or younger0%17%
30 to 54100%49%
55 and older0%34%
−40%

Jobs based in King Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 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 King Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long King Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes

A year of commuting
159 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

King Township21 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

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

About 1 in 10
How King Township gets to work
96%Drive alone
3%Carpool
1%Other

Share of the 68 commuters (the 9% 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

How far it is to work from King Township

10 mi25 mi45 miCrookston: 13% · 35.5 miThief River Falls: 12% · 36.2 miMcIntosh: 9% · 0.8 miFosston: 7% · 6.4 miKnute Township: 7% · 6.2 miErskine: 6% · 7.1 miFertile: 3% · 20.2 miWoodside Township: 3% · 12.1 miOklee: 2% · 14.5 miMentor: 2% · 13.4 miCrookston 13%Thief River Falls 12%McIntosh 9%Fosston 7%Knute Township 7%King Township
King TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi27 residents
18%10–24 mi16 residents
31%25–50 mi28 residents
20%Over 50 mi18 residents

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

How King Township compares with the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Knute Township (7%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Sletten Township13 min
King Township21 min
Brandsvold Township21 min
Knute Township28 min
Lessor Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownKing Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
King Township–——21 min$79,583
Sletten Townshipunder 3%——13 min—
Brandsvold Townshipunder 3%——21 min—
Lessor Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Knute Township7%——28 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Sletten Township, Brandsvold Township, Lessor Township and Knute Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of King 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 King Township: questions

What is the median household income in King Township?

$79,583 (±$43,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in King Township?

11.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from King Township?

21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in King Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crookston (13%, 36 mi), Thief River Falls (12%, 36 mi), McIntosh (9%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around King Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from King Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of King Township

King 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.