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Jobs & commute in Queen Township

Queen Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Queen Township; the top destination outside it is Fosston (27%, 7 miles). There are 2 jobs in Queen Township; 91 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Minnesota 18%).

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

Day and night

Who works in Queen Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 91 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

91live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night220
Workday130
220live here− 91head out to work+ 2come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Queen 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

Where the trip to work from Queen Township ends

Erskine: 3 residents work here (3%)McIntosh: 3 residents work here (3%)Fosston: 25 residents work here (27%)Bagley: 5 residents work here (5%)Cannon FallsCrookston: 7 residents work here (8%)Thief River Falls: 6 residents work here (7%)Bemidji: 4 residents work here (4%)Medina: 5 residents work here (5%)Fargo: 3 residents work here (3%)Eddy TownshipBrandsvold TownshipQueen TownshipJohnson Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Columbia TownshipEden TownshipFosstonCrookstonThief River FallsBagleyMedinaBemidjiQueen Township
1
Fosston6.8 mi away
27%25
2
Crookston46.6 mi away
8%7
3
Thief River Falls41.7 mi away
7%6
4
Bagley12.9 mi away
5%5
5
Medina204.6 mi away
5%5
6
Bemidji36.1 mi away
4%4
7
Erskine18.3 mi away
3%3
8
McIntosh12.1 mi away
3%3
9
Fargo, ND77.6 mi away
3%3
10
Johnson Township17.7 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%28
The top trips

Where Queen 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

Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Queen Township

Jobs based in Queen TownshipJobs Queen Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices0%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%24%
Over $3,333 a month100%53%

Who does it

29 or younger0%23%
30 to 5450%49%
55 and older50%27%
+0%

Jobs based in Queen Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 2. 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 Queen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 31 minutes from Queen Township

A year of commuting
236 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Queen Township31 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Queen Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
8%Carpool
4%Other

Share of the 52 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

Queen Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFosston: 27% · 6.8 miCrookston: 8% · 46.6 miThief River Falls: 7% · 41.7 miBagley: 5% · 12.9 miMedina: 5% · 204.6 miBemidji: 4% · 36.1 miErskine: 3% · 18.3 miMcIntosh: 3% · 12.1 miFargo: 3% · 77.6 miJohnson Township: 2% · 17.7 miFosston 27%Crookston 8%Thief River Falls 7%Bagley 5%Medina 5%Queen Township
Queen TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi21 residents
29%10–24 mi26 residents
23%25–50 mi21 residents
25%Over 50 mi23 residents

About 25% 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

Around Queen Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Columbia Township16 min
Brandsvold Township21 min
Eddy Township24 min
Eden Township28 min
Queen Township31 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownQueen Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Queen Township–——31 min$99,063
Brandsvold Townshipunder 3%——21 min—
Columbia Townshipunder 3%——16 min—
Eddy Townshipunder 3%——24 min—
Eden Townshipunder 3%——28 min—

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

Darker towns draw more of Queen 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 Queen Township: questions

What is the median household income in Queen Township?

$99,063 (±$30,872) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Queen Township?

4.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Queen Township?

31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Queen Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fosston (27%, 7 mi), Crookston (8%, 47 mi), Thief River Falls (7%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Queen Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Queen Township

Queen 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.