Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Audubon Township works elsewhere
Audubon Township has 59 jobs, and 286 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Audubon Township; the top destination outside it is Detroit Lakes (31%, 7 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Audubon Township: the figures worth knowing
Audubon Township is a place people come home to
There are 59 jobs based in Audubon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Audubon Township has about 430 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Audubon Township and Detroit Lakes trade workers both ways
Detroit Lakes is the top workplace for Audubon Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Audubon Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Audubon Township workers cross into North Dakota
20% of Audubon Township workers work outside Minnesota, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Fargo (12%) and West Fargo (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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 286 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Audubon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 284 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Audubon 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.
Commuting out of Audubon Township: the destinations
Where Audubon Township clocks in
31% of workers
12% of workers
3% 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.
Audubon Township makes things: 41% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Audubon Township, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 59. 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 Audubon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Audubon Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Audubon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 378 commuters (the 13% 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 far Audubon Township’s workers travel
About 17% 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 Audubon Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lake Eunice Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Audubon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $117,679 |
| Hamden Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lake Park Township | 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Lake Eunice Township | 3% | B− | B− | 25 min | $89,554 |
| Detroit Township | under 2% | B | C | 18 min | $93,587 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamden Township and Lake Park Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Audubon 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 Audubon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Audubon Township?
$117,679 (±$45,468) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Audubon Township?
8.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Audubon Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Audubon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (31%, 7 mi), Fargo (12%, 40 mi), Moorhead (3%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Audubon 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 Audubon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Audubon 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.