Lake Bronson State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Percy Township
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any work in Percy Township; the top destination outside it is Hallock (19%, 15 miles). Percy Township has 16 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Percy Township
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Percy Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
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.
Out of Percy Township to work: where people go
Where Percy Township clocks in
19% of workers
19% 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.
Working from home in Percy Township
of Percy Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 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.
The distance from Percy Township to work
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 to Percy Township
The biggest share goes to Lake Bronson (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Percy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Norway Township | under 7% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lake Bronson | 6% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Cannon Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Hazelton Township | under 7% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Norway Township, Lake Bronson, Cannon Township and Hazelton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Percy 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 Percy Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Percy Township?
67.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Percy Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hallock (19%, 15 mi), Lancaster (19%, 11 mi), Lake Bronson (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Percy 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 Percy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Percy 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.