Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Bluffton Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. There are 8 jobs in Bluffton Township for 208 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bluffton Township for work; outside it, Perham is the main destination (24%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Bluffton Township
Bluffton Township is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Bluffton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bluffton Township has about 260 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bluffton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 208 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Bluffton Township
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Bluffton Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 daily trip from Bluffton Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bluffton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 294 commuters (the 18% 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.
The towns that employ Bluffton Township’s residents
Where Bluffton Township clocks in
24% of workers
22% 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.
Bluffton Township makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bluffton Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 8. 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 Bluffton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Bluffton Township
About 23% 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 Bluffton Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Compton Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bluffton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $85,063 |
| Bluffton | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Newton Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Blowers Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Leaf River Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Compton Township | 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bluffton, Newton Township, Blowers Township, Leaf River Township and Compton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bluffton 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 Bluffton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bluffton Township?
$85,063 (±$33,203) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bluffton Township?
8.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bluffton Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bluffton Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perham (24%, 19 mi), New York Mills (22%, 8 mi), Wadena (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bluffton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bluffton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bluffton 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.