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Jobs & commute in Pliny Township

Most of Pliny Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

10 jobs are based in Pliny Township for 45 working residents. Hardly any work in Pliny Township itself; outside it, McGregor draws the most (9%, 21 miles). 4% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Pliny Township

On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

45live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday87
120live here− 45head out to work+ 10come in to work= 87on a workday

About 87 people are in Pliny Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.22jobs 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 Pliny Township’s residents

McGrathOnamia: 1 residents work here (2%)Richmond: 1 residents work here (2%)Deerwood: 2 residents work here (4%)FloodwoodMcGregor: 4 residents work here (9%)Isle: 2 residents work here (4%)North St. Paul: 1 residents work here (2%)Aitkin: 4 residents work here (9%)SandstoneStillwater: 2 residents work here (4%)Baxter: 2 residents work here (4%)Bogus Brook TownshipWilliams TownshipMalmo TownshipGlen TownshipFarm Island TownshipMillward TownshipNordland TownshipSeavey TownshipWhite Pine TownshipPliny TownshipShamrock Township: 3 residents work here (7%)McGregorAitkinShamrock TownshipDeerwoodIsleStillwaterPliny Township
1
McGregor21.4 mi away
9%4
2
Aitkin27.3 mi away
9%4
3
Shamrock Township29.4 mi away
7%3
4
Deerwood33.8 mi away
4%2
5
Isle15.8 mi away
4%2
6
Stillwater88.3 mi away
4%2
7
Baxter50 mi away
4%2
8
Onamia26.4 mi away
2%1
9
Richmond85.2 mi away
2%1
10
North St. Paul89.9 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%23
The top trips

Where Pliny 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

What Pliny Township’s employers do

Jobs based in Pliny TownshipJobs Pliny Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%31%
Trade, transport & utilities80%20%
Services: health, schools, offices20%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month70%22%
Over $3,333 a month30%62%

Who does it

29 or younger30%9%
30 to 5410%49%
55 and older60%42%
−69%

Jobs based in Pliny Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 10. 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 Pliny Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Pliny Township: about 55 minutes

A year of commuting
423 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pliny Township55 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

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

About 0 in 10
How Pliny Township gets to work
92%Drive alone
4%Carpool
4%Other

Share of the 25 commuters (the 4% 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

Miles to work from Pliny Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMcGregor: 9% · 21.4 miAitkin: 9% · 27.3 miShamrock Township: 7% · 29.4 miDeerwood: 4% · 33.8 miIsle: 4% · 15.8 miStillwater: 4% · 88.3 miBaxter: 4% · 50 miOnamia: 2% · 26.4 miRichmond: 2% · 85.2 miNorth St. Paul: 2% · 89.9 miMcGregor 9%Aitkin 9%Shamrock Township 7%Deerwood 4%Isle 4%Pliny Township
Pliny TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
33%10–24 mi15 residents
38%25–50 mi17 residents
29%Over 50 mi13 residents

About 29% 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

Pliny Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Millward Township36 min
Seavey Township46 min
Pliny Township55 min
Williams Township64 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownPliny Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pliny Township–——55 min$43,000
Seavey Townshipunder 3%——46 min—
Millward Townshipunder 3%——36 min—
Williams Townshipunder 3%——64 min—
White Pine Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Seavey Township, Millward Township, Williams Township and White Pine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pliny 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 Pliny Township: questions

What is the median household income in Pliny Township?

$43,000 (±$31,491) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pliny Township?

16.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pliny Township?

55 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pliny Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McGregor (9%, 21 mi), Aitkin (9%, 27 mi), Shamrock Township (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pliny Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Pliny Township

Pliny 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.