Most of Atherton Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 4 jobs in Atherton Township; 63 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Atherton Township itself; outside it, Wahpeton draws the most (17%, 23 miles). 7% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Atherton Township on a workday
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Atherton Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
The towns that employ Atherton Township’s residents
Where Atherton Township clocks in
17% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Atherton Township’s jobs are in goods
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 Atherton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Atherton Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atherton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 7% 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.
Atherton Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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.
Around Atherton Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atherton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $104,375 |
| Prairie View Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Barnesville Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Deerhorn Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Manston Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie View Township, Barnesville Township, Deerhorn Township and Manston Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atherton 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 Atherton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Atherton Township?
$104,375 (±$75,673) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atherton Township?
4.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atherton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atherton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wahpeton (17%, 23 mi), Breckenridge (8%, 23 mi), Barnesville (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Atherton 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 Atherton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atherton 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.