Most of Owens Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Owens Township has 22 jobs, and 104 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Owens Township itself; outside it, Virginia draws the most (24%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Owens Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Owens Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Owens Township’s working residents head each day
Where Owens Township clocks in
24% of workers
13% 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.
Owens Township works in goods: 82% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Owens Township, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 22. 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 Owens Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Owens Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Owens Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Owens Township commutes less than 23 miles
About 31% 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 is work for 13% of Owens Township
The biggest share goes to Cook (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Owens Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $61,250 |
| Cook | 10% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Angora Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Beatty Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Field Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cook, Angora Township, Beatty Township and Field Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Owens 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 Owens Township: questions
What is the median household income in Owens Township?
$61,250 (±$30,083) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Owens Township?
43.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Owens Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Owens Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Virginia (24%, 21 mi), Duluth (13%, 76 mi), Cook (10%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Owens Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Owens Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Owens 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.