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Jobs & commute in Lee Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Lee Township works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Lee Township; the top destination outside it is Moorhead (19%, 23 miles). 2 jobs are based in Lee Township, against 59 working residents. Home is the office for 4% of workers (Minnesota 18%).

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

Day and night

In and out of Lee Township on a workday

On a workday 59 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

59live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday57
110live here− 59head out to work+ 2come in to work= 57on a workday

About 57 people are in Lee Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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

The places Lee Township commutes to

Hendrum: 2 residents work here (3%)Borup: 1 residents work here (2%)Halstad: 10 residents work here (17%)Ulen: 1 residents work here (2%)Ada: 6 residents work here (10%)Fosston: 1 residents work here (2%)Dilworth: 2 residents work here (3%)Moorhead: 11 residents work here (19%)Grand Forks: 3 residents work here (5%)Fargo: 7 residents work here (12%)Georgetown TownshipHendrum TownshipLee TownshipMary TownshipRyan TownshipNoble TownshipMoorheadHalstadFargoAdaGrand ForksHendrumLee Township
1
Moorhead23.3 mi away
19%11
2
Halstad10.7 mi away
17%10
3
Fargo, ND23.5 mi away
12%7
4
Ada13.5 mi away
10%6
5
Grand Forks, ND51.8 mi away
5%3
6
Hendrum4.8 mi away
3%2
7
Dilworth22.5 mi away
3%2
8
Borup12.3 mi away
2%1
9
Ulen25.4 mi away
2%1
10
Fosston54.3 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%15
The top trips

Where Lee 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

Lee Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs

Jobs based in Lee TownshipJobs Lee Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices0%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%27%
Over $3,333 a month100%56%

Who does it

29 or younger0%19%
30 to 5450%59%
55 and older50%22%
−50%

Jobs based in Lee Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 2. 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 Lee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 24 minutes to work from Lee Township

A year of commuting
180 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Lee Township24 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

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

About 0 in 10
How Lee Township gets to work
91%Drive alone
5%Carpool
4%Walk

Share of the 74 commuters (the 4% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Lee Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miMoorhead: 19% · 23.3 miHalstad: 17% · 10.7 miFargo: 12% · 23.5 miAda: 10% · 13.5 miGrand Forks: 5% · 51.8 miHendrum: 3% · 4.8 miDilworth: 3% · 22.5 miBorup: 2% · 12.3 miUlen: 2% · 25.4 miFosston: 2% · 54.3 miMoorhead 19%Halstad 17%Fargo 12%Ada 10%Grand Forks 5%Lee Township
Lee TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi6 residents
69%10–24 mi41 residents
3%25–50 mi2 residents
17%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 17% 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

The towns around Lee Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lee Township24 min
Noble Township27 min
Hendrum Township32 min
Mary Township34 min
Georgetown Township35 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLee Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lee Township–——24 min$90,625
Hendrum Townshipunder 2%——32 min—
Georgetown Townshipunder 2%——35 min—
Mary Townshipunder 2%——34 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Hendrum Township, Georgetown Township and Mary Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lee 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 Lee Township: questions

What is the median household income in Lee Township?

$90,625 (±$3,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Lee Township?

2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Lee Township?

24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Lee Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moorhead (19%, 23 mi), Halstad (17%, 11 mi), Fargo (12%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Lee Township

Lee 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.