Birchdale Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 11% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Birchdale Township has 28 jobs, against 420 working residents. Hardly any stay in Birchdale Township for work; outside it, Sauk Centre is the main destination (12%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Birchdale Township and work: the main findings
Who commutes out of Birchdale Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 416 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Birchdale Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 the trip to work from Birchdale Township ends
Where Birchdale Township clocks in
12% 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.
In Birchdale Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Birchdale Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 28. 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 Birchdale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Birchdale Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Birchdale Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 438 commuters (the 11% 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.
Miles to work from Birchdale Township
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Birchdale Township
The biggest share goes to Sauk Centre Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Birchdale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchdale Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $88,125 |
| Kandota Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Grey Eagle Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Melrose Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Round Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Sauk Centre Township | 3% | B | B | 23 min | $98,611 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kandota Township, Grey Eagle Township and Round Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Melrose Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Birchdale 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 Birchdale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Birchdale Township?
$88,125 (±$14,157) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Birchdale Township?
1.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Birchdale Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Birchdale Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sauk Centre (12%, 8 mi), Melrose (7%, 10 mi), St. Cloud (7%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Birchdale 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 Birchdale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Birchdale 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.