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Jobs & commute in Moose Park Township

Most of Moose Park Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Moose Park Township itself; outside it, Bigfork draws the most (14%, 31 miles). Employers in Moose Park Township report 5 jobs; 28 of its residents have a job. 35% of workers have no commute at all, 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

Day and night

Who works in Moose Park Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

28live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night71
Workday48
71live here− 28head out to work+ 5come in to work= 48on a workday

About 48 people are in Moose Park Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs 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

Where Moose Park Township’s working residents head each day

Clitherall: 1 residents work here (4%)Deer River: 2 residents work here (7%)Bigfork: 4 residents work here (14%)Walker: 1 residents work here (4%)Belle Plaine: 1 residents work here (4%)Thief River Falls: 1 residents work here (4%)Mendota Heights: 1 residents work here (4%)Grand Rapids: 3 residents work here (11%)Duluth: 2 residents work here (7%)Minneapolis: 2 residents work here (7%)Blackberry TownshipAlvwood TownshipThird River TownshipMoose Park TownshipNore TownshipDurand TownshipWirt TownshipLake Jessie TownshipSummit TownshipNorthern TownshipBigforkGrand RapidsDeer RiverDuluthMinneapolisClitherallMoose Park Township
1
Bigfork31.3 mi away
14%4
2
Grand Rapids49 mi away
11%3
3
Deer River35.4 mi away
7%2
4
Duluth121.2 mi away
7%2
5
Minneapolis196 mi away
7%2
6
Clitherall116.5 mi away
4%1
7
Walker44.1 mi away
4%1
8
Belle Plaine214.8 mi away
4%1
9
Thief River Falls90.3 mi away
4%1
10
Mendota Heights203.3 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%10
The top trips

Where Moose Park 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

Factories, building and farms: 60% of the jobs in Moose Park Township

Jobs based in Moose Park TownshipJobs Moose Park Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms60%14%
Trade, transport & utilities40%18%
Services: health, schools, offices0%68%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less40%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%21%
Over $3,333 a month20%57%

Who does it

29 or younger0%18%
30 to 5420%32%
55 and older80%50%
+150%

Jobs based in Moose Park Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 Moose Park Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Moose Park Township

Working from home
35%

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

About 3 in 10
How Moose Park Township gets to work
24%Drive alone
47%Carpool
29%Other

Share of the 17 commuters (the 35% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Moose Park Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBigfork: 14% · 31.3 miGrand Rapids: 11% · 49 miDeer River: 7% · 35.4 miDuluth: 7% · 121.2 miMinneapolis: 7% · 196 miClitherall: 4% · 116.5 miWalker: 4% · 44.1 miBelle Plaine: 4% · 214.8 miThief River Falls: 4% · 90.3 miMendota Heights: 4% · 203.3 miBigfork 14%Grand Rapids 11%Deer River 7%Minneapolis 7%Moose Park Township
Moose Park TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
4%10–24 mi1 residents
43%25–50 mi12 residents
54%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 54% 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

Moose Park Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownMoose Park Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Moose Park Township–———$42,361
Alvwood Townshipunder 4%————
Third River Townshipunder 4%————
Summit Townshipunder 4%——17 min—
Nore Townshipunder 4%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Alvwood Township, Third River Township, Summit Township and Nore Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Moose Park 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 Moose Park Township: questions

What is the median household income in Moose Park Township?

$42,361 (±$14,685) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Moose Park Township?

0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Moose Park Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bigfork (14%, 31 mi), Grand Rapids (11%, 49 mi), Deer River (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Moose Park 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 Moose Park Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Moose Park Township

Moose Park 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.