Most of Skagen Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Skagen Township for work; outside it, Roseau is the main destination (38%, 16 miles). There are 1 jobs in Skagen Township, and 82 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 11% of workers, 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
The daily flow of workers through Skagen Township
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Skagen Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
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 towns that employ Skagen Township’s residents
Where Skagen Township clocks in
38% of workers
9% 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.
In Skagen Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Skagen Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Skagen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Skagen Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Skagen Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 11% 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 Skagen Township goes to work
About 21% 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.
Skagen Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Badger (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Skagen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skagen Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $64,583 |
| Badger | 7% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Barto Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Stokes Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Moose Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Barnett Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Badger, Barto Township, Stokes Township, Moose Township and Barnett Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Skagen 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 Skagen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Skagen Township?
$64,583 (±$37,821) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Skagen Township?
4.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Skagen Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Skagen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roseau (38%, 16 mi), Greenbush (9%, 6 mi), Badger (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Skagen 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 Skagen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Skagen 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.