Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Bertha Township works elsewhere
Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Employers in Bertha Township report 49 jobs; 147 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bertha Township itself; outside it, Wadena draws the most (15%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bertha Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Bertha Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
The places Bertha Township commutes to
Where Bertha Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
94% of the jobs in Bertha Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bertha Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 49. 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 Bertha Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Bertha Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bertha Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 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.
How far it is to work from Bertha Township
About 29% 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 to Bertha Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bertha Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $61,029 |
| Germania Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Wykeham Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Woodside Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Stowe Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Bartlett Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Germania Township, Wykeham Township, Woodside Township, Stowe Prairie Township and Bartlett Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bertha 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 Bertha Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bertha Township?
$61,029 (±$3,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bertha Township?
6.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bertha Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bertha Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wadena (15%, 15 mi), Staples (11%, 16 mi), New York Mills (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bertha Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bertha Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bertha 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.