Jobs and earnings in Logan Township, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any work in Logan Township; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (23%, 40 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Logan Township
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Logan Township ends
Where Logan Township clocks in
23% of workers
16% of workers
6% 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.
85% of the jobs in Logan Township pay over $3,333 a month
46 jobs are based in Logan Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 46. 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 Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Logan Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Logan Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 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 Logan Township works
About 23% 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.
Logan Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Herman (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Logan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | – | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Herman | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Macsville Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Eldorado Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Clifton Township | under 4% | — | — | 59 min | — |
| Gorton Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Herman, Macsville Township, Eldorado Township, Clifton Township and Gorton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Logan 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 Logan Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?
11.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Logan Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Logan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (23%, 40 mi), Morris (16%, 20 mi), Elbow Lake (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Logan 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 Logan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Logan 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.