Warroad draws about half of Laona Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Laona Township; the top destination outside it is Warroad (50%, 9 miles). For 8% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Laona Township: the figures worth knowing
More than half of Laona Township works in Warroad
112 working residents, 50%, have their main job in Warroad, 9.2 miles away. That’s far more as work in Laona Township itself. The commute map ↓
Laona Township is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in Laona Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Laona Township has about 320 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Laona Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Laona Township work
Where Laona Township clocks in
50% of workers
15% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Laona Township
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Laona Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.11 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.
About 16 minutes to work from Laona Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laona Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 commuters (the 8% 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.
The 24 jobs based in Laona Township
24 jobs are based in Laona Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laona Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 24. 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 Laona Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Laona Township works
About 22% 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.
The towns around Laona Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laona Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laona Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $77,500 |
| Moranville Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Roosevelt | under 1% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moranville Township and Roosevelt: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Laona 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 Laona Township: questions
What is the median household income in Laona Township?
$77,500 (±$34,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laona Township?
7.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laona Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laona Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Laona 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 Laona Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laona 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.