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Jobs & commute in Pomroy Township

Pomroy Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Employers in Pomroy Township report 4 jobs, and 158 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Pomroy Township for work; outside it, Mora is the main destination (33%, 13 miles). Home is the office for 8% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Pomroy Township

On a workday 158 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

158live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night380
Workday220
380live here− 160head out to work+ 4come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Pomroy Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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

Where people from Pomroy Township work

Isle: 3 residents work here (2%)Hinckley: 5 residents work here (3%)Pine City: 4 residents work here (3%)Mora: 52 residents work here (33%)SandstoneCambridge: 5 residents work here (3%)Fridley: 3 residents work here (2%)St. Cloud: 3 residents work here (2%)North Branch: 4 residents work here (3%)Duluth: 4 residents work here (3%)RochesterSt. Paul: 4 residents work here (3%)Hinckley TownshipPeace TownshipPomroy TownshipKnife Lake TownshipKroschel TownshipMoraHinckleyCambridgePine CityNorth BranchDuluthPomroy Township
1
Mora13.3 mi away
33%52
2
Hinckley10 mi away
3%5
3
Cambridge32.7 mi away
3%5
4
Pine City14.9 mi away
3%4
5
North Branch36.7 mi away
3%4
6
Duluth69.7 mi away
3%4
7
St. Paul74.6 mi away
3%4
8
Isle17.6 mi away
2%3
9
Fridley65.6 mi away
2%3
10
St. Cloud61.4 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%71
The top trips

Where Pomroy 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

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in Pomroy TownshipJobs Pomroy Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices100%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month0%58%

Who does it

29 or younger0%21%
30 to 540%49%
55 and older100%30%
−56%

Jobs based in Pomroy Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 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 Pomroy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Pomroy Township takes about 43 minutes

A year of commuting
328 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pomroy Township43 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

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

About 1 in 10
How Pomroy Township gets to work
91%Drive alone
9%Carpool

Share of the 152 commuters (the 8% 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 Pomroy Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMora: 33% · 13.3 miHinckley: 3% · 10 miCambridge: 3% · 32.7 miPine City: 3% · 14.9 miNorth Branch: 3% · 36.7 miDuluth: 3% · 69.7 miSt. Paul: 3% · 74.6 miIsle: 2% · 17.6 miFridley: 2% · 65.6 miSt. Cloud: 2% · 61.4 miMora 33%Hinckley 3%Cambridge 3%Pine City 3%North Branch 3%Pomroy Township
Pomroy TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi10 residents
44%10–24 mi69 residents
16%25–50 mi25 residents
34%Over 50 mi53 residents

About 34% 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

How Pomroy Township compares with the towns next door

Peace Township: few work hereHinckley Township: few work hereKroschel Township: few work herePeace TownshipHinckley TownshipKroschel TownshipPomroy Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hinckley Township27 min
Kroschel Township33 min
Pomroy Township43 min
Peace Township47 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownPomroy Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pomroy Township–——43 min$71,250
Peace Townshipunder 2%CD−47 min$66,667
Hinckley Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Kroschel Townshipunder 2%——33 min—

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

Darker towns draw more of Pomroy 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 Pomroy Township: questions

What is the median household income in Pomroy Township?

$71,250 (±$6,928) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pomroy Township?

6.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pomroy Township?

43 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pomroy Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mora (33%, 13 mi), Hinckley (3%, 10 mi), Cambridge (3%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pomroy 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 Pomroy Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Pomroy Township

Pomroy 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.