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Jobs & commute in Pulaski Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Pulaski Township works elsewhere

2 jobs are based in Pulaski Township for 131 working residents. Hardly any work in Pulaski Township itself; outside it, Pierz draws the most (15%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 7% 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

Pulaski Township by day and by night

On a workday 131 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

131live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night320
Workday190
320live here− 130head out to work+ 2come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Pulaski Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs 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

Commuting out of Pulaski Township: the destinations

Genola: 2 residents work here (2%)Pierz: 19 residents work here (15%)Madison LakeHardingRice: 3 residents work here (2%)Little Falls: 9 residents work here (7%)Brainerd: 8 residents work here (6%)St. Cloud: 4 residents work here (3%)St. Paul: 3 residents work here (2%)Platte Lake TownshipKathio Township: 8 residents work here (6%)Granite TownshipMinden Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Richardson Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Platte TownshipPulaski TownshipPierzLittle FallsBrainerdKathio TownshipSt. CloudRichardson TownshipPulaski Township
1
Pierz10.5 mi away
15%19
2
Little Falls19.7 mi away
7%9
3
Brainerd20.2 mi away
6%8
4
Kathio Township13.4 mi away
6%8
5
St. Cloud40.9 mi away
3%4
63%4
7
Rice27 mi away
2%3
8
St. Paul90.4 mi away
2%3
9
Minden Township34.2 mi away
2%3
10
Genola11.5 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%68
The top trips

Where Pulaski 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

In Pulaski Township, 50% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Pulaski TownshipJobs Pulaski Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%15%
Services: health, schools, offices50%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%26%
Over $3,333 a month0%59%

Who does it

29 or younger0%27%
30 to 540%41%
55 and older100%31%

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 Pulaski Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 45 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota

A year of commuting
342 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pulaski Township45 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

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

About 1 in 10
How Pulaski Township gets to work
93%Drive alone
4%Carpool
1%Walk

Share of the 136 commuters (the 7% 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 Pulaski Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPierz: 15% · 10.5 miLittle Falls: 7% · 19.7 miBrainerd: 6% · 20.2 miKathio Township: 6% · 13.4 miSt. Cloud: 3% · 40.9 miRichardson Township: 3% · 5.7 miRice: 2% · 27 miSt. Paul: 2% · 90.4 miMinden Township: 2% · 34.2 miGenola: 2% · 11.5 miPierz 15%Little Falls 7%Brainerd 6%Kathio Township 6%St. Cloud 3%Pulaski Township
Pulaski TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi17 residents
44%10–24 mi58 residents
20%25–50 mi26 residents
23%Over 50 mi30 residents

About 23% 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

Work in the towns next to Pulaski Township

The biggest share goes to Richardson Township (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Harding30 min
Platte Township31 min
Platte Lake Township33 min
Granite Township33 min
Richardson Township34 min
Pulaski Township45 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownPulaski Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pulaski Township–——45 min$71,250
Platte Lake Townshipunder 2%——33 min—
Hardingunder 2%——30 min—
Richardson Township3%——34 min—
Granite Townshipunder 2%——33 min—
Platte Townshipunder 2%——31 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Platte Lake Township, Harding, Richardson Township, Granite Township and Platte Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pulaski 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 Pulaski Township: questions

What is the median household income in Pulaski Township?

$71,250 (±$9,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pulaski Township?

7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pulaski Township?

45 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pulaski Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pierz (15%, 10 mi), Little Falls (7%, 20 mi), Brainerd (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Pulaski Township

Pulaski 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.