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Jobs & commute in Langhei Township

Most of Langhei Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any stay in Langhei Township for work; outside it, Alexandria is the main destination (18%, 31 miles). There are 7 jobs in Langhei Township; 74 of its residents have a job. 27% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Langhei Township

On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

74live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night180
Workday110
180live here− 74head out to work+ 7come in to work= 110on a workday

About 110 people are in Langhei Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs 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

The towns that employ Langhei Township’s residents

Lowry: 1 residents work here (1%)ChokioVillard: 2 residents work here (3%)Starbuck: 2 residents work here (3%)OsakisBenson: 3 residents work here (4%)Morris: 12 residents work here (16%)MontevideoGlenwood: 7 residents work here (9%)East Grand ForksWillmar: 2 residents work here (3%)Alexandria: 13 residents work here (18%)Barsness Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Langhei TownshipHoff TownshipBenson TownshipRolling Forks TownshipGlenwood Township: 4 residents work here (5%)Blue Mounds TownshipAlexandriaMorrisGlenwoodGlenwood TownshipBensonVillardLanghei Township
1
Alexandria30.7 mi away
18%13
2
Morris18.5 mi away
16%12
3
Glenwood17.1 mi away
9%7
4
Glenwood Township16.4 mi away
5%4
5
Benson9.7 mi away
4%3
6
Villard23.1 mi away
3%2
7
Starbuck11.1 mi away
3%2
8
Willmar33.9 mi away
3%2
93%2
10
Lowry17.5 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%26
The top trips

Where Langhei 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

Langhei Township works in goods: 43% of its jobs

Jobs based in Langhei TownshipJobs Langhei Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms43%16%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices57%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%28%
Over $3,333 a month57%54%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 5443%49%
55 and older57%30%
+0%

Jobs based in Langhei Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 7. 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 Langhei Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Langhei Township: about 17 minutes

A year of commuting
133 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Langhei Township17 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
27%

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

About 3 in 10
How Langhei Township gets to work
79%Drive alone
7%Carpool
4%Transit
10%Walk

Share of the 90 commuters (the 27% 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 Langhei Township

10 mi25 mi40 miAlexandria: 18% · 30.7 miMorris: 16% · 18.5 miGlenwood: 9% · 17.1 miGlenwood Township: 5% · 16.4 miBenson: 4% · 9.7 miVillard: 3% · 23.1 miStarbuck: 3% · 11.1 miWillmar: 3% · 33.9 miBarsness Township: 3% · 9.4 miLowry: 1% · 17.5 miAlexandria 18%Morris 16%Glenwood 9%Glenwood Township 5%Benson 4%Langhei Township
Langhei TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi6 residents
44%10–24 mi32 residents
33%25–50 mi24 residents
14%Over 50 mi10 residents

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 Langhei Township compares with the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hoff Township15 min
Benson Township17 min
Langhei Township17 min
Rolling Forks Township24 min
Blue Mounds Township62 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLanghei Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Langhei Township–——17 min$133,750
Blue Mounds Townshipunder 2%——62 min—
Hoff Townshipunder 2%——15 min—
Benson Townshipunder 2%——17 min—
Rolling Forks Townshipunder 2%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Blue Mounds Township, Hoff Township, Benson Township and Rolling Forks Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Langhei 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 Langhei Township: questions

What is the median household income in Langhei Township?

$133,750 (±$36,528) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Langhei Township?

10.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Langhei Township?

17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Langhei Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (18%, 31 mi), Morris (16%, 18 mi), Glenwood (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Langhei Township without a car?

4% 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 Langhei Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Langhei Township

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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.