Big Bend Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working from home is the commute for 34% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. 11 jobs are based in Big Bend Township, and 89 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Big Bend Township for work; outside it, Montevideo is the main destination (29%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Big Bend Township
On a workday 87 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Big Bend Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Big Bend Township goes to work
Where Big Bend 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Big Bend Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Bend Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 11. 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 Big Bend Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Big Bend Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Big Bend Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 commuters (the 34% 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 Big Bend Township commutes less than 19 miles
About 21% 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 Big Bend Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Big Bend Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $96,875 |
| Tunsberg Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| West Bank Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Mandt Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Kragero Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tunsberg Township, West Bank Township, Mandt Township and Kragero Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Big Bend 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 Big Bend Township: questions
What is the median household income in Big Bend Township?
$96,875 (±$34,846) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Big Bend Township?
5.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Big Bend Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Big Bend Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montevideo (29%, 11 mi), Willmar (17%, 36 mi), Dawson (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Big Bend 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 Big Bend Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Bend 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.