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Jobs & commute in Malung Township

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

There are 1 jobs in Malung Township; 155 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Malung Township; the top destination outside it is Warroad (39%, 19 miles). The trip to work takes 18 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

Day and night

Malung Township by day and by night

On a workday 155 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

155live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night380
Workday230
380live here− 160head out to work+ 1come in to work= 230on a workday

About 230 people are in Malung Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs 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 Malung Township commutes to

Badger: 2 residents work here (1%)Warren: 3 residents work here (2%)Kelliher: 2 residents work here (1%)Roseau: 40 residents work here (26%)Warroad: 61 residents work here (39%)Thief River Falls: 3 residents work here (2%)Bemidji: 3 residents work here (2%)Medina: 3 residents work here (2%)Spruce TownshipStafford TownshipMalung TownshipMickinock TownshipLake Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Falun TownshipJadis Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Woodrow TownshipWarroadRoseauLake TownshipWarrenThief River FallsBemidjiMalung Township
1
Warroad19.3 mi away
39%61
2
Roseau6.9 mi away
26%40
3
Lake Township17 mi away
3%4
4
Warren63.5 mi away
2%3
5
Thief River Falls50.4 mi away
2%3
6
Bemidji95.4 mi away
2%3
7
Medina276 mi away
2%3
8
Jadis Township9.4 mi away
2%3
9
Badger15.6 mi away
1%2
10
Kelliher80 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
20%31
The top trips

Where Malung 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

Malung Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs

Jobs based in Malung TownshipJobs Malung Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%37%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices0%43%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%26%
Over $3,333 a month0%61%

Who does it

29 or younger0%21%
30 to 54100%44%
55 and older0%35%
−83%

Jobs based in Malung Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 1. 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 Malung Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Malung Township spends getting to work: about 18 minutes

A year of commuting
134 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Malung Township18 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
14%

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

About 1 in 10
How Malung Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
12%Carpool
1%Walk

Share of the 219 commuters (the 14% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Malung Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWarroad: 39% · 19.3 miRoseau: 26% · 6.9 miLake Township: 3% · 17 miWarren: 2% · 63.5 miThief River Falls: 2% · 50.4 miBemidji: 2% · 95.4 miMedina: 2% · 276 miJadis Township: 2% · 9.4 miBadger: 1% · 15.6 miKelliher: 1% · 80 miWarroad 39%Roseau 26%Lake Township 3%Warren 2%Thief River Falls 2%Malung Township
Malung TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi42 residents
48%10–24 mi74 residents
3%25–50 mi4 residents
23%Over 50 mi35 residents

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.

Next door

How Malung Township compares with the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Spruce Township13 min
Malung Township18 min
Stafford Township20 min
Falun Township25 min
Mickinock Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMalung Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Malung Township–——18 min$106,950
Falun Townshipunder 2%——25 min—
Stafford Townshipunder 2%——20 min—
Spruce Townshipunder 2%——13 min—
Mickinock Townshipunder 2%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Falun Township, Stafford Township, Spruce Township and Mickinock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Malung 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 Malung Township: questions

What is the median household income in Malung Township?

$106,950 (±$7,385) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Malung Township?

6.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Malung Township?

18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Malung Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warroad (39%, 19 mi), Roseau (26%, 7 mi), Lake Township (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Malung Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Malung Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Malung Township

Malung 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.