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Jobs & commute in Bartlett Township

Bartlett Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Employers in Bartlett Township report 7 jobs for 166 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bartlett Township for work; outside it, Wadena is the main destination (13%, 11 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Minnesota.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Bartlett Township

On a workday 166 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

166live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night470
Workday310
470live here− 170head out to work+ 7come in to work= 310on a workday

About 310 people are in Bartlett Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Bartlett Township goes to work

AldrichBertha: 13 residents work here (8%)Parkers Prairie: 3 residents work here (2%)New York Mills: 8 residents work here (5%)VergasLong Prairie: 7 residents work here (4%)Staples: 16 residents work here (10%)Wadena: 21 residents work here (13%)NisswaBrainerd: 4 residents work here (2%)Alexandria: 5 residents work here (3%)St. Paul: 5 residents work here (3%)Minneapolis: 4 residents work here (2%)Bartlett TownshipStaples TownshipStowe Prairie TownshipBertha TownshipBruce TownshipHendrickson TownshipGermania TownshipHartford TownshipAldrich TownshipWadenaStaplesBerthaNew York MillsLong PrairieAlexandriaBartlett Township
1
Wadena11.3 mi away
13%21
2
Staples7.9 mi away
10%16
3
Bertha6.1 mi away
8%13
4
New York Mills23.5 mi away
5%8
5
Long Prairie24.7 mi away
4%7
6
Alexandria36.7 mi away
3%5
7
St. Paul130.9 mi away
3%5
8
Brainerd36.7 mi away
2%4
9
Minneapolis124.8 mi away
2%4
10
Parkers Prairie21 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%80
The top trips

Where Bartlett Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 86% of work in Bartlett Township

Jobs based in Bartlett TownshipJobs Bartlett Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms86%24%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices14%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month86%28%
Over $3,333 a month14%60%

Who does it

29 or younger43%20%
30 to 5457%52%
55 and older0%28%

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 Bartlett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 23 minutes in Bartlett Township

A year of commuting
176 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bartlett Township23 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
18%

of Bartlett Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Bartlett Township gets to work
84%Drive alone
12%Carpool
1%Walk
3%Other

Share of the 141 commuters (the 18% 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

How far it is to work from Bartlett Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWadena: 13% · 11.3 miStaples: 10% · 7.9 miBertha: 8% · 6.1 miNew York Mills: 5% · 23.5 miLong Prairie: 4% · 24.7 miAlexandria: 3% · 36.7 miSt. Paul: 3% · 130.9 miBrainerd: 2% · 36.7 miMinneapolis: 2% · 124.8 miParkers Prairie: 2% · 21 miWadena 13%Staples 10%Bertha 8%New York Mills 5%Long Prairie 4%Bartlett Township
Bartlett TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi33 residents
33%10–24 mi55 residents
21%25–50 mi35 residents
26%Over 50 mi43 residents

About 26% 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.

Next door

The towns around Bartlett Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Aldrich Township21 min
Bartlett Township23 min
Staples Township25 min
Bertha Township31 min
Germania Township32 min
Aldrich38 min
Stowe Prairie Township42 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBartlett Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bartlett Township–——23 min$60,938
Germania Townshipunder 2%——32 min—
Aldrich Townshipunder 2%——21 min—
Staples Townshipunder 2%——25 min—
Stowe Prairie Townshipunder 2%——42 min—
Aldrichunder 2%——38 min—
Bertha Townshipunder 2%——31 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Germania Township, Aldrich Township, Staples Township, Stowe Prairie Township, Aldrich and Bertha Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bartlett Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bartlett Township: questions

What is the median household income in Bartlett Township?

$60,938 (±$12,099) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bartlett Township?

12.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bartlett Township?

23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Bartlett Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wadena (13%, 11 mi), Staples (10%, 8 mi), Bertha (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Bartlett Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Bartlett Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bartlett Township

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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.