Work means Thief River Falls for about half of Agder Township’s working residents
Working from home is the commute for 30% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any stay in Agder Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (45%, 11 miles). The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Agder Township by day
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 73 people are in Agder Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.21 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.
Commuting out of Agder Township: the destinations
Where Agder 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.
Agder Township works in goods: 44% of its jobs
9 jobs are based in Agder Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Agder Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Agder Township, about 18 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Agder Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 30% 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.
Miles to work from Agder Township
About 19% 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.
Agder Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to North Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Agder Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agder Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $90,833 |
| East Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Grand Plain Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Silverton Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Excel Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| North Township | 7% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Valley Township, Grand Plain Township, Silverton Township, Excel Township and North Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Agder 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 Agder Township: questions
What is the median household income in Agder Township?
$90,833 (±$21,443) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Agder Township?
5.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Agder Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Agder Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Agder 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 Agder Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Agder 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.