For about half of its working residents, Moore Township is a commute to Morris
Only 2% work in Moore Township; the top destination outside it is Morris (45%, 10 miles). For 10% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%. Commuters spend 8 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Moore Township
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 141 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Moore Township ends
Where Moore Township clocks in
45% 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.
Goods jobs make up 92% of work in Moore Township
144 jobs are based in Moore Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moore Township, 2013 → 2023: 84 → 144. 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 Moore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 8 minutes each way for Moore Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moore Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 112 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.
The distance from Moore Township to work
About 20% 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 Moore Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hancock (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Township | – | — | — | 8 min | $126,875 |
| Horton Township | 2% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Hancock | 6% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Hoff Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Hodges Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Tara Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Horton Township, Hancock, Hoff Township, Hodges Township and Tara Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moore 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 Moore Township: questions
What is the median household income in Moore Township?
$126,875 (±$6,517) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moore Township?
5.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moore Township?
8 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moore Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Moore 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 Moore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moore 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.