Urness Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Urness Township itself; outside it, Alexandria draws the most (31%, 15 miles). 14 jobs are based in Urness Township for 108 working residents. The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Urness Township
On a workday 107 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Urness Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Out of Urness Township to work: where people go
Where Urness Township clocks in
31% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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: 57% of jobs based in Urness Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Urness Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 14. 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 Urness Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Urness Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Urness Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 commuters (the 21% 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.
Miles to work from Urness Township
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.
How Urness Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Moe Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Urness Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urness Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $100,000 |
| Evansville Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Moe Township | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Solem Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Elk Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Evansville Township, Moe Township, Solem Township and Elk Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Urness 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 Urness Township: questions
What is the median household income in Urness Township?
$100,000 (±$34,644) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Urness Township?
1.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Urness Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Urness Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (31%, 15 mi), Brandon (11%, 7 mi), Fergus Falls (5%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Urness 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 Urness Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Urness 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.