Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Ulen Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Ulen Township report 12 jobs; 75 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Ulen Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (28%, 32 miles). Working from home is the commute 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
The daily flow of workers through Ulen Township
On a workday 75 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Ulen Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where Ulen Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ulen Township clocks in
28% of workers
16% of workers
8% 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.
58% of the jobs in Ulen Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ulen Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 12. 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 Ulen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Ulen Township spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ulen Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 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 many miles Ulen Township commutes
About 17% 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.
The towns around Ulen Township
The biggest share goes to Ulen (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ulen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulen Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $97,188 |
| Ulen | 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Walworth Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hagen Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Home Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Goose Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ulen, Walworth Township, Hagen Township, Home Lake Township and Goose Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ulen 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 Ulen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ulen Township?
$97,188 (±$31,645) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ulen Township?
5.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ulen Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ulen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (28%, 32 mi), Hawley (16%, 16 mi), Moorhead (8%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ulen Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ulen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ulen 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.