Torning Township has 3.1 jobs for every working resident: 536 people commute in to work
8% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. There are 554 jobs in Torning Township; 179 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 12 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Torning Township
On a workday 161 residents head out to work and 18 work right here.
About 780 people are in Torning Township on a workday afternoon, 93% more 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 send workers to Torning Township
Where Torning Township clocks in
35% of workers
4% 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.
Making and building: 82% of jobs based in Torning Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Torning Township, 2013 → 2023: 171 → 554. 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 Torning Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 12 minutes each way for Torning Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Torning Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 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 Torning Township’s workers travel
About 24% 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.
Bordering towns draw 35% of Torning Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Torning Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torning Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $90,833 |
| Benson | 35% | C | A | 18 min | $52,821 |
| Kildare Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Six Mile Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Benson Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Cashel Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kildare Township, Six Mile Grove Township, Benson Township and Cashel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Benson. Darker towns draw more of Torning 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 Torning Township: questions
What is the median household income in Torning Township?
$90,833 (±$13,128) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Torning Township?
9.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Torning Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Torning Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Benson (35%, 4 mi), Fargo (4%, 126 mi), Darnen Township (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Torning Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Torning Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Torning 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.