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Jobs & commute in Munch Township

Most of Munch Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Commuters spend 43 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. 4 jobs are based in Munch Township; 123 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Munch Township; the top destination outside it is Pine City (15%, 10 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Munch Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 123 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

123live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night390
Workday270
390live here− 120head out to work+ 4come in to work= 270on a workday

About 270 people are in Munch Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Munch Township’s residents

Finlayson: 3 residents work here (2%)Hinckley: 8 residents work here (7%)Rush City: 6 residents work here (5%)Pine City: 18 residents work here (15%)Sandstone: 4 residents work here (3%)Cambridge: 4 residents work here (3%)St. FrancisNorth Branch: 3 residents work here (2%)Rock Creek: 5 residents work here (4%)BlaineMinnetonka: 5 residents work here (4%)Duluth: 3 residents work here (2%)Barry TownshipCrosby TownshipMission Creek TownshipMunch TownshipChengwatana TownshipPine CityHinckleyRush CityRock CreekMinnetonkaSandstoneMunch Township
1
Pine City9.7 mi away
15%18
2
Hinckley5.1 mi away
7%8
3
Rush City19.3 mi away
5%6
4
Rock Creek13.4 mi away
4%5
5
Minnetonka76.5 mi away
4%5
6
Sandstone12.1 mi away
3%4
7
Cambridge32.7 mi away
3%4
8
Finlayson18.1 mi away
2%3
9
North Branch31.1 mi away
2%3
10
Duluth66.1 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%64
The top trips

Where Munch Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 75% of Munch Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Munch TownshipJobs Munch Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms75%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices25%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%30%
Over $3,333 a month25%49%

Who does it

29 or younger75%26%
30 to 5425%47%
55 and older0%27%
−50%

Jobs based in Munch Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 4. 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 Munch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Munch Township, about 43 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
326 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Munch Township43 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
13%

of Munch Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Munch Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
10%Carpool
1%Transit
1%Other

Share of the 176 commuters (the 13% 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 far

How far Munch Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPine City: 15% · 9.7 miHinckley: 7% · 5.1 miRush City: 5% · 19.3 miRock Creek: 4% · 13.4 miMinnetonka: 4% · 76.5 miSandstone: 3% · 12.1 miCambridge: 3% · 32.7 miFinlayson: 2% · 18.1 miNorth Branch: 2% · 31.1 miDuluth: 2% · 66.1 miPine City 15%Hinckley 7%Rush City 5%Rock Creek 4%Minnetonka 4%Munch Township
Munch TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi19 residents
28%10–24 mi35 residents
20%25–50 mi24 residents
37%Over 50 mi45 residents

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

Munch Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Barry Township27 min
Crosby Township34 min
Mission Creek Township39 min
Chengwatana Township41 min
Munch Township43 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMunch Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Munch Township–——43 min$67,083
Crosby Townshipunder 3%——34 min—
Barry Townshipunder 3%——27 min—
Chengwatana Townshipunder 3%——41 min—
Mission Creek Townshipunder 3%——39 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Crosby Township, Barry Township, Chengwatana Township and Mission Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Munch Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Munch Township: questions

What is the median household income in Munch Township?

$67,083 (±$26,324) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Munch Township?

12.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Munch Township?

43 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Munch Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine City (15%, 10 mi), Hinckley (7%, 5 mi), Rush City (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Munch Township without a car?

1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Munch Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Munch Township

Munch Township home →

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.