Work means Aberdeen for more than half of Hecla Township’s working residents
Employers in Hecla Township report 24 jobs, and 16 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Hecla Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (56%, 33 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Hecla Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Hecla Township on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Hecla Township, and from where
Where Hecla 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.
Jobs in Hecla Township: what the 24 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hecla Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 24. 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 Hecla Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hecla Township
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.
Hecla Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hecla Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hecla Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Portage Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Lansing Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Portage Township and Lansing Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hecla 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 Hecla Township: questions
Where do people who live in Hecla Township work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hecla Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hecla 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.