Most of Badger Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Badger Township for work; outside it, Crookston is the main destination (17%, 28 miles). Badger Township has 3 jobs, and 47 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 17 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Badger Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 68 people are in Badger Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Badger Township’s working residents head each day
Where Badger Township clocks in
17% 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.
100% of the jobs in Badger Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Badger Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 3. 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 Badger Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Badger Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Badger Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 20% 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.
Half of Badger Township commutes less than 26 miles
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.
The towns around Badger Township
The biggest share goes to Knute Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Badger Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $106,875 |
| Lessor Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Knute Township | 6% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Grove Park-Tilden Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Poplar River Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lessor Township, Knute Township, Grove Park-Tilden Township and Poplar River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Badger 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 Badger Township: questions
What is the median household income in Badger Township?
$106,875 (±$80,445) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Badger Township?
4.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Badger Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Badger Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crookston (17%, 28 mi), Thief River Falls (15%, 29 mi), Fosston (11%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Badger 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 Badger Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Badger 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.