Most of McKinley Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). There are 3 jobs in McKinley Township for 53 working residents. Hardly any stay in McKinley Township for work; outside it, Pine River is the main destination (21%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through McKinley Township
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 99 people are in McKinley Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where McKinley Township’s working residents head each day
Where McKinley Township clocks in
21% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
100% of the jobs in McKinley Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McKinley Township, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 3. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs McKinley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from McKinley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McKinley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 18% 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.
Half of McKinley Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to McKinley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McKinley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $50,278 |
| Badoura Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Bull Moose Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Huntersville Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Ansel Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Badoura Township, Bull Moose Township, Huntersville Township and Ansel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McKinley 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 2024, 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 McKinley Township: questions
What is the median household income in McKinley Township?
$50,278 (±$13,434) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McKinley Township?
22.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McKinley Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McKinley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine River (21%, 16 mi), Pequot Lakes (11%, 25 mi), Hackensack (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around McKinley 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 McKinley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McKinley Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.