Badoura Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% stay in Badoura Township for work; outside it, Park Rapids is the main destination (34%, 16 miles). Badoura Township has 21 jobs for 68 working residents. Home is the office for 31% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Badoura Township
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Badoura Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Out of Badoura Township to work: where people go
Where Badoura Township clocks in
34% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Badoura Township: what the 21 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Badoura Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 21. 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 Badoura Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Badoura Township: about 43 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Badoura Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 31% 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 Badoura Township’s workers travel
About 35% 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 Badoura Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Badoura Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badoura Township | – | — | — | 43 min | $73,125 |
| McKinley Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Crow Wing Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| White Oak Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Deerfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McKinley Township, Crow Wing Lake Township, White Oak Township and Deerfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Badoura 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 Badoura Township: questions
What is the median household income in Badoura Township?
$73,125 (±$7,439) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Badoura Township?
7.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Badoura Township?
43 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Badoura Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (34%, 16 mi), Detroit Lakes (4%, 52 mi), Nevis (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Badoura Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Badoura Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Badoura 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.