Jobs, income and commuting in Carsonville Township, MN
Only 1% stay in Carsonville Township for work; outside it, Park Rapids is the main destination (22%, 14 miles). For 11% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. A typical one-way commute from Carsonville Township lasts 30 minutes (Minnesota 23, 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 Carsonville Township
On a workday 75 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Carsonville Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.67 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 towns that employ Carsonville Township’s residents
Where Carsonville Township clocks in
22% of workers
9% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Carsonville Township
51 jobs are based in Carsonville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carsonville Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 51. 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 Carsonville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Carsonville Township, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carsonville Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 119 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.
Carsonville Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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.
Carsonville Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Osage Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carsonville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carsonville Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $71,250 |
| Wolf Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Shell Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Osage Township | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Pine Point Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Two Inlets Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wolf Lake Township, Shell Lake Township, Osage Township, Pine Point Township and Two Inlets Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carsonville 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 Carsonville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carsonville Township?
$71,250 (±$36,120) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carsonville Township?
4.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carsonville Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carsonville Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (22%, 14 mi), Detroit Lakes (9%, 25 mi), Menahga (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carsonville 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 Carsonville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carsonville 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.