Morcom Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Morcom Township for work; outside it, Mountain Iron is the main destination (19%, 24 miles). Employers in Morcom Township report 2 jobs; 32 of its residents have a job. For 41% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Morcom Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Morcom Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 the trip to work from Morcom Township ends
Where Morcom Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Morcom Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morcom Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 2. 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 Morcom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 38 minutes each way for Morcom Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morcom Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 commuters (the 41% 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 Morcom Township to work
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 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 Morcom Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morcom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morcom Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $43,750 |
| Bearville Township | under 4% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Sturgeon Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| French Township | under 4% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bearville Township, Sturgeon Township and French Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morcom 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 Morcom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morcom Township?
$43,750 (±$26,363) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morcom Township?
11.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morcom Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 41% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morcom Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mountain Iron (19%, 24 mi), Hibbing (13%, 26 mi), Virginia (9%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morcom 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 Morcom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morcom 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.