Work means Perham for about half of Blowers Township’s working residents
16 jobs are based in Blowers Township for 176 working residents. Hardly any work in Blowers Township; the top destination outside it is Perham (48%, 17 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Blowers Township
On a workday 175 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Blowers Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Blowers Township commutes to
Where Blowers Township clocks in
48% 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.
Blowers Township works in goods: 94% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blowers Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 16. 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 Blowers Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Blowers Township: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blowers Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 99 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.
Miles to work from Blowers Township
About 20% 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.
The towns around Blowers Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blowers Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blowers Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $68,750 |
| Bluffton Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Rockwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Homestead Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Paddock Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bluffton Township, Rockwood Township, Homestead Township and Paddock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blowers 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 Blowers Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blowers Township?
$68,750 (±$52,231) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blowers Township?
9.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blowers 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 Blowers Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Blowers Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blowers Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blowers 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.