Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Morse Township
Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. 7% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%. Only 5% work in Morse Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Rapids (20%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Morse Township, in brief
Morse Township and Grand Rapids trade workers both ways
Grand Rapids is the top workplace for Morse Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Morse Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Morse Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Morse Township fell from 348 in 2013 to 249 in 2023, −28%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Morse Township commutes to
Where Morse Township clocks in
20% of workers
16% of workers
5% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Morse Township
249 jobs are based in Morse Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morse Township, 2013 → 2023: 348 → 249. 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 Morse Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 237 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 (1.05 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.
Time on the road from Morse Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morse Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 250 commuters (the 7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Morse Township
About 25% 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.
The towns next door employ 16% of Morse Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morse Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $79,063 |
| Zemple | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Deer River | 16% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Oteneagen Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Deer River Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Torrey Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Zemple, Deer River, Oteneagen Township, Deer River Township and Torrey Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Deer River. Darker towns draw more of Morse 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 Morse Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morse Township?
$79,063 (±$14,451) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morse Township?
8.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morse Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morse Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (20%, 17 mi), Deer River (16%, 3 mi), Cass Lake (5%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morse Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morse Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morse 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.