With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Moe Township works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Moe Township; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (40%, 9 miles). There are 112 jobs in Moe Township for 333 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Moe Township and work: the main findings
The places Moe Township commutes to
Where Moe Township clocks in
40% of workers
7% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Moe Township
On a workday 326 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Moe Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Most jobs in Moe Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moe Township, 2013 → 2023: 101 → 112. 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 Moe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Moe Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moe Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 297 commuters (the 10% 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 Moe Township goes to work
About 21% 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.
How Moe Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to La Grand Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $98,393 |
| Holmes City Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Urness Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| La Grand Township | 4% | B | C | 21 min | $94,122 |
| Brandon Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holmes City Township, Urness Township and Brandon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moe 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 Moe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Moe Township?
$98,393 (±$13,633) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moe Township?
2.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moe Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moe Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (40%, 9 mi), Brandon (7%, 6 mi), La Grand Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Moe Township without a car?
1% 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 Moe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moe 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.