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Jobs & commute in Kragero Township

Jobs and the daily commute in Kragero Township

Hardly any stay in Kragero Township for work; outside it, Montevideo is the main destination (20%, 15 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. Commuters spend 14 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.

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

Day and night

In and out of Kragero Township on a workday

On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.

35live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
36work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday120
120live here− 35head out to work+ 36come in to work= 120on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).

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 Kragero Township to work: where people go

MilanKerkhovenPrinsburg: 1 residents work here (3%)Madison: 1 residents work here (3%)DawsonClara CityAppletonSt. James: 1 residents work here (3%)Benson: 2 residents work here (6%)Columbia Heights: 1 residents work here (3%)MorrisMontevideo: 7 residents work here (20%)Willmar: 2 residents work here (6%)Darnen Township: 2 residents work here (6%)Hantho TownshipKragero TownshipSparta Township: 3 residents work here (9%)Tunsberg TownshipWoods Township: 2 residents work here (6%)Edison TownshipBig Bend TownshipLac qui Parle TownshipMontevideoSparta TownshipBensonWillmarDarnen TownshipWoods TownshipKragero Township
1
Montevideo14.7 mi away
20%7
2
Sparta Township16.2 mi away
9%3
3
Benson21.5 mi away
6%2
4
Willmar42.4 mi away
6%2
5
Darnen Township30.1 mi away
6%2
6
Woods Township30.4 mi away
6%2
7
Prinsburg37.9 mi away
3%1
8
Madison14.2 mi away
3%1
9
St. James100.4 mi away
3%1
10
Columbia Heights130.8 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%13
The top trips

Where Kragero 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 50% of work in Kragero Township

36 jobs are based in Kragero Township.

Jobs based in Kragero TownshipJobs Kragero Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%23%
Trade, transport & utilities11%37%
Services: health, schools, offices39%40%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month11%31%
Over $3,333 a month81%51%

Who does it

29 or younger8%26%
30 to 5467%43%
55 and older25%31%
+112%

Jobs based in Kragero Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 36. 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 Kragero Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Kragero Township’s commute takes about 14 minutes

A year of commuting
107 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Kragero Township14 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

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

About 0 in 10
How Kragero Township gets to work
93%Drive alone
3%Carpool
4%Walk

Share of the 71 commuters (the 3% 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 Kragero Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMontevideo: 20% · 14.7 miSparta Township: 9% · 16.2 miBenson: 6% · 21.5 miWillmar: 6% · 42.4 miDarnen Township: 6% · 30.1 miWoods Township: 6% · 30.4 miPrinsburg: 3% · 37.9 miMadison: 3% · 14.2 miSt. James: 3% · 100.4 miColumbia Heights: 3% · 130.8 miMontevideo 20%Sparta Township 9%Benson 6%Willmar 6%Darnen Township 6%Kragero Township
Kragero TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
40%10–24 mi14 residents
37%25–50 mi13 residents
23%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 23% 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

Work in the towns next to Kragero Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Kragero Township14 min
Tunsberg Township15 min
Edison Township16 min
Big Bend Township22 min
Hantho Township22 min
Lac qui Parle Township22 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownKragero Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kragero Township–——14 min$89,167
Lac qui Parle Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Hantho Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Tunsberg Townshipunder 3%——15 min—
Edison Townshipunder 3%——16 min—
Big Bend Townshipunder 3%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Lac qui Parle Township, Hantho Township, Tunsberg Township, Edison Township and Big Bend Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Kragero 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 Kragero Township: questions

What is the median household income in Kragero Township?

$89,167 (±$59,473) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kragero Township?

17.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Kragero Township?

14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Kragero Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montevideo (20%, 15 mi), Sparta Township (9%, 16 mi), Benson (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Kragero Township

Kragero 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.