Birch Coulee · Photo: JonHarder · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Birch Cooley Township works elsewhere
Birch Cooley Township has 29 jobs, and 109 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Birch Cooley Township itself; outside it, Redwood Falls draws the most (15%, 8 miles). Working residents average 22 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Birch Cooley Township
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Birch Cooley Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Birch Cooley Township commutes to
Where Birch Cooley Township clocks in
15% 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.
38% of the jobs in Birch Cooley Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Birch Cooley Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 29. 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 Birch Cooley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Birch Cooley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Birch Cooley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 13% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Birch Cooley Township
About 19% 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.
Birch Cooley Township and its neighbors: 12% work next door
The biggest share goes to Morton (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Birch Cooley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Cooley Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $92,083 |
| Sherman Township | 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Morton | 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Camp Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Beaver Falls Township | 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Bandon Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Norfolk Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman Township, Morton, Camp Township, Beaver Falls Township, Bandon Township and Norfolk Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Birch Cooley 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 Birch Cooley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Birch Cooley Township?
$92,083 (±$26,559) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Birch Cooley Township?
17.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Birch Cooley Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Birch Cooley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redwood Falls (15%, 8 mi), Renville (14%, 21 mi), Willmar (7%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Birch Cooley 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 Birch Cooley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Birch Cooley 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.