Most of Atlanta Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Atlanta Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (22%, 35 miles). Atlanta Township has 11 jobs, against 49 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Atlanta Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in Atlanta Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Atlanta Township’s working residents head each day
Where Atlanta Township clocks in
22% of workers
16% 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.
Goods jobs make up 45% of work in Atlanta Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atlanta Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 11. 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 Atlanta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Atlanta Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atlanta Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 0% 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.
How many miles Atlanta Township commutes
About 27% 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.
How Atlanta Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atlanta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Township | – | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Riceville Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Goose Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Walworth Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Cuba Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riceville Township, Goose Prairie Township, Walworth Township and Cuba Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atlanta 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 Atlanta Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Atlanta Township?
10.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atlanta Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atlanta Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (22%, 35 mi), Detroit Lakes (16%, 20 mi), West Fargo (6%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Atlanta Township without a car?
5% 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 Atlanta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atlanta 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.