Zemple at work: jobs, income and the commute
Working residents average 18 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. 4% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Zemple itself; outside it, Grand Rapids draws the most (21%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Zemple by day
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Zemple on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 towns that employ Zemple’s residents
Where Zemple clocks in
21% of workers
14% of workers
7% 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.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Zemple
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Zemple workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 4% 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 Zemple’s workers travel
About 46% 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.
Zemple and its neighbors: 14% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zemple workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zemple | – | — | — | 18 min | $102,639 |
| Morse Township | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Deer River | 14% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Deer River Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morse Township, Deer River and Deer River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Deer River. Darker towns draw more of Zemple’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 Zemple: questions
What is the median household income in Zemple?
$102,639 (±$90,717) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zemple?
8.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zemple?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zemple work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (21%, 13 mi), Deer River (14%, 1 mi), Cohasset (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zemple without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 41% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Zemple, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zemple
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.