With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Moyer Township works elsewhere
Only 2% stay in Moyer Township for work; outside it, Appleton is the main destination (22%, 7 miles). Employers in Moyer Township report 7 jobs for 41 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Moyer Township by day
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Moyer Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The places Moyer Township commutes to
Where Moyer Township clocks in
22% 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.
Moyer Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moyer Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 7. 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 Moyer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Moyer Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moyer Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 32% 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 Moyer Township to work
About 37% 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 Moyer Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moyer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moyer Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $82,917 |
| Holloway | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Edison Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Shible Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Marysland Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Fairfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holloway, Edison Township, Shible Township, Marysland Township and Fairfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moyer 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 Moyer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Moyer Township?
$82,917 (±$33,418) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moyer Township?
4.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moyer Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moyer Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Appleton (22%, 7 mi), Fargo (7%, 117 mi), Hantho Township (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Moyer 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 Moyer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moyer 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.