Kugler Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Kugler Township has 58 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Poverty touches 12.4% of residents, where Minnesota as a whole has 9.3%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Kugler Township
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 88 people are in Kugler Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
17% of working residents work in Tower
Where Kugler 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.
About 33 minutes to work from Kugler Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kugler Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 18% 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 Kugler Township goes to work
About 43% 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.
17% of Kugler Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kugler Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kugler Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $61,875 |
| Tower | 17% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Vermilion Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Embarrass Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Breitung Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tower, Vermilion Lake Township, Embarrass Township and Breitung Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tower. Darker towns draw more of Kugler 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 Kugler Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kugler Township?
$61,875 (±$23,342) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kugler Township?
12.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kugler Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kugler Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tower (17%, 5 mi), Greenwood Township (12%, 9 mi), Mountain Iron (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kugler Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kugler Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kugler 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.