Candor Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Candor Township for work; outside it, Detroit Lakes is the main destination (20%, 9 miles). Candor Township has 29 jobs, and 223 of its residents work somewhere. 6% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Candor Township: the gist
Candor Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Candor Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Candor Township has about 430 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Candor Township and Detroit Lakes trade workers both ways
Detroit Lakes is the top workplace for Candor Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Candor Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Candor Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 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 223 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Candor Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Candor 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.
Out of Candor Township to work: where people go
Where Candor Township clocks in
20% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Time on the road from Candor Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Candor Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 253 commuters (the 6% 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.
52% of the jobs in Candor Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Candor Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 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 Candor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Candor Township
About 24% 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.
Next door to Candor Township
The biggest share goes to Vergas (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Candor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candor Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $81,250 |
| Vergas | 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Dunn Township | 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Lake View Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $86,979 |
| Dora Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Hobart Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vergas, Dunn Township, Dora Township and Hobart Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Candor 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 Candor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Candor Township?
$81,250 (±$8,579) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Candor Township?
9.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Candor Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Candor Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (20%, 9 mi), Perham (9%, 14 mi), Pelican Rapids (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Candor 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 Candor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Candor 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.