Photo: Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0Most of Becker Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
541 jobs are based in Becker Township, and 2,984 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Becker Township; the top destination outside it is Becker (11%, 3 miles). The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Becker Township
Becker Township makes and builds things
63% of the jobs based in Becker Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Becker Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
Becker Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Becker Township is a place people come home to
There are 541 jobs based in Becker Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Becker Township has about 3,300 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Becker Township makes things: 63% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Becker Township, 2013 → 2023: 284 → 541. 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 Becker Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Becker Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Becker Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,493 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 a workday changes Becker Township
On a workday 2,932 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 489 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Becker Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 Becker Township’s working residents head each day
Where Becker Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Half of Becker Township commutes less than 21 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 next door employ 18% of Becker Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Becker Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $120,917 |
| Becker | 11% | B+ | C− | 27 min | $86,094 |
| Monticello | 7% | A− | B | 26 min | $79,534 |
| Santiago Township | under 2% | A− | D | 32 min | $114,318 |
| Big Lake Township | under 2% | A | C− | 31 min | $123,077 |
| Orrock Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 37 min | $126,107 |
| Palmer Township | under 2% | A | C− | 33 min | $120,625 |
| Clear Lake Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 32 min | $90,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Becker. Darker towns draw more of Becker 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 Becker Township: questions
What is the median household income in Becker Township?
$120,917 (±$24,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Becker Township?
3.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Becker Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Becker Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Becker (11%, 3 mi), St. Cloud (8%, 18 mi), Monticello (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Becker Township without a car?
1% 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 Becker Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Becker 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.