Lockhart Township has 2.1 jobs for every working resident: 35 people commute in to work
Hardly any work in Lockhart Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (29%, 43 miles). 35 jobs are based in Lockhart Township, against 17 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Lockhart Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 17 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 65 people are in Lockhart Township on a workday afternoon, 38% more than live here.
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 towns that send workers to Lockhart Township
Where Lockhart Township clocks in
29% of workers
12% 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.
In Lockhart Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lockhart Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 35. 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 Lockhart Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lockhart Township
of Lockhart Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Lockhart Township works
About 18% 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.
Around Lockhart Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lockhart Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockhart Township | – | — | — | — | $50,000 |
| Spring Creek Township | under 6% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Good Hope Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant View Township | under 6% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Reis Township | under 6% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Creek Township, Good Hope Township, Pleasant View Township and Reis Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lockhart 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 Lockhart Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lockhart Township?
$50,000 (±$20,114) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lockhart Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lockhart Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (29%, 43 mi), Ada (12%, 10 mi), Borup (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lockhart 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 Lockhart Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lockhart 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.