Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Work means Morris for more than half of Morris Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 13 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 10% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Only 1% stay in Morris Township for work; outside it, Morris is the main destination (58%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Morris Township
On a workday 165 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Morris Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.34 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 places Morris Township commutes to
Where Morris Township clocks in
58% 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.
A place that makes things: 68% of Morris Township’s jobs are in goods
57 jobs are based in Morris Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morris Township, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 57. 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 Morris Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Morris Township: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morris Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 167 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 Morris 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.
Bordering towns draw 63% of Morris Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morris Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $127,917 |
| Morris | 58% | C+ | A | 13 min | $67,727 |
| Rendsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Framnas Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Pepperton Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Darnen Township | 5% | — | — | 9 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rendsville Township, Framnas Township, Pepperton Township and Darnen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Morris. Darker towns draw more of Morris 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 Morris Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morris Township?
$127,917 (±$31,694) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morris Township?
0.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morris Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morris Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Morris Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morris Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morris 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.