Vega Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Vega Township for work; outside it, Warren is the main destination (38%, 9 miles). 7 jobs are based in Vega Township; 71 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, 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
How many people are in Vega Township by day
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 61 people are in Vega Township on a workday afternoon, 51% 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 the trip to work from Vega Township ends
Where Vega Township clocks in
15% 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.
100% of the jobs in Vega Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vega Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 7. 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 Vega Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Vega Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vega Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 commuters (the 15% 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.
The distance from Vega Township to work
About 18% 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 Vega Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vega Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vega Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $92,708 |
| Sandsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Oak Park Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Bloomer Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sandsville Township, Oak Park Township and Bloomer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vega 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 Vega Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vega Township?
$92,708 (±$24,397) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vega Township?
1.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vega Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vega Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (38%, 9 mi), Grand Forks (15%, 22 mi), Thief River Falls (8%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vega 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 Vega Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vega 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.