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Jobs & commute in Logan Township

Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Logan Township

The Census job records count 63 working residents of Logan Township and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Logan Township itself; outside it, Grand Rapids draws the most (22%, 34 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 49 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.

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

Day and night

Who leaves Logan Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

63live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday130
190live here− 63head out to work+ 0come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Logan Township ends

Palisade: 1 residents work here (2%)Hill City: 4 residents work here (6%)Deer River: 1 residents work here (2%)McGregor: 3 residents work here (5%)Aitkin: 6 residents work here (10%)Moose Lake: 1 residents work here (2%)Grand Rapids: 14 residents work here (22%)Rochester: 2 residents work here (3%)Minneapolis: 2 residents work here (3%)Fleming TownshipWorkman TownshipLogan TownshipWaukenabo TownshipShamrock Township: 3 residents work here (5%)Grand RapidsAitkinHill CityMcGregorShamrock TownshipRochesterLogan Township
1
Grand Rapids34.4 mi away
22%14
2
Aitkin17.7 mi away
10%6
3
Hill City17.4 mi away
6%4
4
McGregor13.2 mi away
5%3
55%3
6
Rochester194.9 mi away
3%2
7
Minneapolis123.4 mi away
3%2
8
Palisade2.1 mi away
2%1
9
Deer River43.5 mi away
2%1
10
Moose Lake40.6 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%26
The top trips

Where Logan 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.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Logan Township: about 49 minutes

A year of commuting
379 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Logan Township49 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

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

About 2 in 10
How Logan Township gets to work
69%Drive alone
25%Carpool
6%Other

Share of the 85 commuters (the 15% 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

Logan Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrand Rapids: 22% · 34.4 miAitkin: 10% · 17.7 miHill City: 6% · 17.4 miMcGregor: 5% · 13.2 miShamrock Township: 5% · 11 miRochester: 3% · 194.9 miMinneapolis: 3% · 123.4 miPalisade: 2% · 2.1 miDeer River: 2% · 43.5 miMoose Lake: 2% · 40.6 miGrand Rapids 22%Aitkin 10%Hill City 6%McGregor 5%Shamrock Township 5%Logan Township
Logan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi5 residents
25%10–24 mi16 residents
33%25–50 mi21 residents
33%Over 50 mi21 residents

About 33% 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

How Logan Township compares with the towns next door

Fleming Township: few work hereWorkman Township: few work hereWaukenabo Township: few work hereFleming TownshipWorkman TownshipWaukenabo TownshipLogan Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Fleming Township30 min
Workman Township39 min
Waukenabo Township49 min
Logan Township49 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLogan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Logan Township–——49 min$67,750
Fleming Townshipunder 2%——30 min—
Workman Townshipunder 2%——39 min—
Waukenabo Townshipunder 2%——49 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Fleming Township, Workman Township and Waukenabo 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.

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 Logan Township: questions

What is the median household income in Logan Township?

$67,750 (±$10,173) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?

9.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Logan Township?

49 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Logan Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (22%, 34 mi), Aitkin (10%, 18 mi), Hill City (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Logan Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.

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Beyond the commute

More of Logan 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.