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Jobs & commute in Whited Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Whited Township works elsewhere

Whited Township has 13 jobs; 412 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Whited Township itself; outside it, Mora draws the most (25%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 5% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.

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

What stands out · In brief

Where Whited Township stands out on work

Whited Township is a place people come home to

There are 13 jobs based in Whited Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Whited Township has about 540 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Whited Township and Mora trade workers both ways

Mora is the top workplace for Whited Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Whited Township come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓

Whited Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 412 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Who leaves Whited Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 412 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

412live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night940
Workday540
940live here− 410head out to work+ 13come in to work= 540on a workday

About 540 people are in Whited Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs 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

The places Whited Township commutes to

Onamia: 6 residents work here (1%)BrahamLong PrairieIsle: 6 residents work here (1%)Hinckley: 18 residents work here (4%)Rush CityPine City: 8 residents work here (2%)Mora: 103 residents work here (25%)Sandstone: 7 residents work here (2%)Cambridge: 20 residents work here (5%)Detroit LakesDuluth: 7 residents work here (2%)Minneapolis: 9 residents work here (2%)Whited TownshipPeace TownshipAnn Lake TownshipBrook Park TownshipHillman Township: 9 residents work here (2%)Knife Lake TownshipComfort TownshipMoraCambridgeHinckleyMinneapolisHillman TownshipPine CityWhited Township
1
Mora5.7 mi away
25%103
2
Cambridge26.3 mi away
5%20
3
Hinckley15.4 mi away
4%18
4
Minneapolis67.6 mi away
2%9
5
Hillman Township8.9 mi away
2%9
6
Pine City13.8 mi away
2%8
7
Sandstone21.3 mi away
2%7
8
Duluth77.3 mi away
2%7
9
Onamia23.5 mi away
1%6
10
Isle17.7 mi away
1%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
53%219
The top trips

Where Whited Township clocks in

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.

Time on the road

Commuting from Whited Township: about 33 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
256 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Whited Township33 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

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

About 0 in 10
How Whited Township gets to work
93%Drive alone
5%Carpool
2%Transit

Share of the 400 commuters (the 5% 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 jobs

In Whited Township, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in Whited TownshipJobs Whited Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%24%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices100%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%33%
Over $3,333 a month69%54%

Who does it

29 or younger8%18%
30 to 5477%52%
55 and older15%30%
+1200%

Jobs based in Whited Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 13. 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 Whited Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Whited Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMora: 25% · 5.7 miCambridge: 5% · 26.3 miHinckley: 4% · 15.4 miMinneapolis: 2% · 67.6 miHillman Township: 2% · 8.9 miPine City: 2% · 13.8 miSandstone: 2% · 21.3 miDuluth: 2% · 77.3 miOnamia: 1% · 23.5 miIsle: 1% · 17.7 miMora 25%Cambridge 5%Hinckley 4%Minneapolis 2%Hillman Township 2%Whited Township
Whited TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi120 residents
23%10–24 mi93 residents
18%25–50 mi75 residents
30%Over 50 mi123 residents

About 30% 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

Whited Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Whited Township33 min
Comfort Township33 min
Knife Lake Township34 min
Brook Park Township38 min
Peace Township47 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownWhited Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Whited Township–——33 min$56,063
Knife Lake Townshipunder 2%B−C−34 min$100,568
Comfort Townshipunder 2%B−D33 min$91,196
Brook Park Townshipunder 2%——38 min—
Peace Townshipunder 2%CD−47 min$66,667

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

Darker towns draw more of Whited 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 Whited Township: questions

What is the median household income in Whited Township?

$56,063 (±$14,382) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Whited Township?

9.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Whited Township?

33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Whited Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mora (25%, 6 mi), Cambridge (5%, 26 mi), Hinckley (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Whited Township without a car?

2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Whited Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Whited Township

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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.