Monson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any work in Monson Township; the top destination outside it is Wheaton (36%, 5 miles). Monson Township has 12 jobs, against 47 working residents. For 67% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Monson Township
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 69 people are in Monson 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Monson Township goes to work
Where Monson Township clocks in
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Monson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monson Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 12. 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 Monson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 16 minutes from Monson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monson Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 67% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Monson Township
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 to Monson Township
The biggest share goes to Lake Valley Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monson Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $88,393 |
| Lake Valley Township | 4% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Taylor Township | under 3% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Redpath Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Valley Township, Taylor Township and Redpath Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Monson 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 Monson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Monson Township?
$88,393 (±$45,495) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monson Township?
32.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monson Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 67% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheaton (36%, 5 mi), Morris (6%, 34 mi), Fargo (6%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Monson 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 Monson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monson 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.