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MetroCog presents 2025 Metro Profile; report shows population growth, low unemployment and shifting travel patterns

Clay County Board of Commissioners · January 14, 2026
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Summary

MetroCog presented its 2025 Metro Profile to the Clay County Board of Commissioners, reporting ~5,173 new metro residents in 2024, a No. 2 ranking for lowest unemployment, steady vehicle miles traveled despite population growth, and growth in transit and nonmotorized travel.

MetroCog presented its 2025 Metro Profile to the Clay County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 13, summarizing six chapters that cover community demographics, roadways, freight, rail and air service, active transportation and system performance.

A MetroCog presenter told the board that the metro area added 5,173 residents in 2024, roughly a 2% increase from the previous year, with Moorhead and Dilworth seeing modest gains and rural Clay County recording a slight population decline. “In 2024, there were 5,173 new residents added to the metro area, resulting in a nearly 2% change,” the…

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