Most of Arago Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Arago Township has 68 jobs for 223 working residents. Only 1% work in Arago Township itself; outside it, Park Rapids draws the most (30%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Arago Township: the gist
Arago Township and Park Rapids trade workers both ways
Park Rapids is the top workplace for Arago Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Arago Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Arago Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Arago Township is a place people come home to
There are 68 jobs based in Arago Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Arago Township has about 470 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 223 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Arago Township’s residents
Where Arago Township clocks in
30% of workers
12% of workers
4% 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.
About 35 minutes each way for Arago Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arago Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 277 commuters (the 23% 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.
Who works in Arago Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Arago Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 34% of Arago Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arago Township, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 68. 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 Arago Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Arago Township’s workers travel
About 24% 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 to Arago Township
The biggest share goes to Lake Emma Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arago Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arago Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $84,375 |
| Lake Emma Township | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Clover Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Two Inlets Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Todd Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 18 min | $86,842 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Emma Township: not graded. Clover Township and Two Inlets Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arago 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 Arago Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arago Township?
$84,375 (±$12,720) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arago Township?
5.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arago Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arago Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (30%, 7 mi), Bemidji (12%, 34 mi), Detroit Lakes (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arago Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arago Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arago 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.