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Jobs & commute in Verdon Township

Verdon Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Verdon Township report 3 jobs, and 25 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Verdon Township for work; outside it, Aitkin is the main destination (8%, 30 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

3 jobs based here
Household income
$66K
median · Minnesota $89K
Poverty
2.5%
Minnesota 9.3%
Unemployment
0.0%
Minnesota 4.1% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 25 working residents
Work from home
9%
Minnesota 18% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Verdon Township

On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

25live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night42
Workday20
42live here− 25head out to work+ 3come in to work= 20on a workday

About 20 people are in Verdon Township on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Verdon Township to work: where people go

Hill City: 1 residents work here (4%)McGregor: 1 residents work here (4%)Aitkin: 2 residents work here (8%)Brainerd: 1 residents work here (4%)Brooklyn Park: 1 residents work here (4%)Grand Rapids: 1 residents work here (4%)Rogers: 1 residents work here (4%)Cloquet: 2 residents work here (8%)Sago TownshipVerdon TownshipLibby TownshipWorkman Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Macville TownshipShamrock Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Cornish TownshipAitkinCloquetWorkman TownshipShamrock TownshipHill CityMcGregorVerdon Township
1
Aitkin29.9 mi away
8%2
2
Cloquet43.1 mi away
8%2
3
Workman Township11.4 mi away
8%2
4
Shamrock Township12.6 mi away
8%2
5
Hill City12 mi away
4%1
6
McGregor20.1 mi away
4%1
7
Brainerd54 mi away
4%1
8
Brooklyn Park123.3 mi away
4%1
9
Grand Rapids24.8 mi away
4%1
10
Rogers118.6 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%11
The top trips

Where Verdon Township clocks in

8% of workers
29.9 mi awayAitkin2 Verdon Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Cloquet
8% of workers
43.1 mi awayCloquet2 Verdon Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Workman Township
8% of workers
11.4 mi awayWorkman Township2 Verdon Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

The kinds of work in Verdon Township

Jobs based in Verdon TownshipJobs Verdon Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%28%
Trade, transport & utilities100%16%
Services: health, schools, offices0%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%28%
Over $3,333 a month0%52%

Who does it

29 or younger0%24%
30 to 5433%36%
55 and older67%40%

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 Verdon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Verdon Township

Working from home
9%

of Verdon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Verdon Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 10 commuters (the 9% 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

Miles to work from Verdon Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAitkin: 8% · 29.9 miCloquet: 8% · 43.1 miWorkman Township: 8% · 11.4 miShamrock Township: 8% · 12.6 miHill City: 4% · 12 miMcGregor: 4% · 20.1 miBrainerd: 4% · 54 miBrooklyn Park: 4% · 123.3 miGrand Rapids: 4% · 24.8 miRogers: 4% · 118.6 miAitkin 8%Cloquet 8%Workman Township 8%Shamrock Township 8%Hill City 4%Verdon Township
Verdon TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi2 residents
28%10–24 mi7 residents
28%25–50 mi7 residents
36%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 36% 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.

Next door

Around Verdon Township: the bordering towns

Libby Township: few work hereCornish Township: few work hereLibby TownshipCornish TownshipVerdon Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Libby Townshipunder 4% of Verdon TownshipCornish Townshipunder 4% of Verdon Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownVerdon Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Verdon Township–———$66,250
Libby Townshipunder 4%————
Cornish Townshipunder 4%——25 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Libby Township and Cornish Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Verdon Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Verdon Township: questions

What is the median household income in Verdon Township?

$66,250 (±$12,644) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Verdon Township?

2.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Verdon Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aitkin (8%, 30 mi), Cloquet (8%, 43 mi), Workman Township (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Verdon 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 Verdon Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Verdon Township

Verdon Township home →
HandbookGetting around Verdon TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in MNShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.