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Jobs & commute in Park Township

Park Township at work: jobs, income and the commute

Hardly any work in Park Township; the top destination outside it is Wayzata (11%, 102 miles). 0% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. No jobs are based in Park Township in the Census job records; 9 of its residents work elsewhere.

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Park Township

On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night23
Workday14
23live here− 9head out to work+ 0come in to work= 14on a workday

About 14 people are in Park Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 commute map

Commuting out of Park Township: the destinations

Wayzata: 1 residents work here (11%)Moose Lake: 1 residents work here (11%)Chisholm: 1 residents work here (11%)Marshall: 1 residents work here (11%)Edina: 1 residents work here (11%)Shakopee: 1 residents work here (11%)Eden Prairie: 1 residents work here (11%)Cascade Township: 1 residents work here (11%)New Dosey TownshipNickerson TownshipWindemere Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Bruno TownshipPark TownshipWayzataMoose LakeChisholmMarshallEdinaShakopeePark Township
1
Wayzata102.5 mi away
11%1
2
Moose Lake16.3 mi away
11%1
3
Chisholm85 mi away
11%1
4
Marshall203 mi away
11%1
5
Edina104.3 mi away
11%1
6
Shakopee114.1 mi away
11%1
7
Eden Prairie108.9 mi away
11%1
811%1
9
Windemere Township11.9 mi away
11%1
The top trips

Where Park 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Park Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Park Township gets to work
57%Drive alone
43%Carpool

Share of the 7 commuters (the 0% 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

Where in the region Park Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWayzata: 11% · 102.5 miMoose Lake: 11% · 16.3 miChisholm: 11% · 85 miMarshall: 11% · 203 miEdina: 11% · 104.3 miShakopee: 11% · 114.1 miEden Prairie: 11% · 108.9 miCascade Township: 11% · 417.2 miWindemere Township: 11% · 11.9 miWayzata 11%Moose Lake 11%Chisholm 11%Marshall 11%Edina 11%Park Township
Park TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
22%10–24 mi2 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
78%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 78% 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

Park Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

New Dosey Township39 min
Nickerson Township40 min
Bruno Township50 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownPark Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Park Township–———$34,063
Bruno Townshipunder 12%——50 min—
New Dosey Townshipunder 12%——39 min—
Nickerson Townshipunder 12%——40 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Bruno Township, New Dosey Township and Nickerson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Park 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 Park Township: questions

What is the median household income in Park Township?

$34,063 (±$12,538) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Park Township?

2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Park Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wayzata (11%, 102 mi), Moose Lake (11%, 16 mi), Chisholm (11%, 85 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Park Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Park Township

Park 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.