Morken Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Morken Township report 5 jobs, against 92 working residents. Hardly any work in Morken Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (40%, 14 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Morken Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 68 people are in Morken Township on a workday afternoon, 56% 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 Morken Township goes to work
Where Morken Township clocks in
40% of workers
17% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 60% of the jobs in Morken Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morken Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 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 Morken Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Morken Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morken Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 0% 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 many miles Morken Township commutes
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.
The towns around Morken Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morken Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morken Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $103,750 |
| Kragnes Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Flowing Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Viding Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kragnes Township, Flowing Township and Viding Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morken 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 23% of Morken Township workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 51% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Morken Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morken Township?
$103,750 (±$35,808) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morken Township?
10.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morken Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morken Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (40%, 14 mi), Moorhead (17%, 12 mi), West Fargo (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morken 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 Morken Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morken 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.