Thief River Falls draws about half of Cedar Township’s working residents
Working residents average 60 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Cedar Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (46%, 22 miles). Cedar Township has 11 jobs, and 35 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Cedar Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Cedar Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.31 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.
Where people from Cedar Township work
Where Cedar Township clocks in
Lines 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 Cedar Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 11. 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 Cedar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 60 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 14% 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.
How far Cedar Township’s workers travel
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.
Cedar Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Township | – | — | — | 60 min | $123,750 |
| Whiteford Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Como Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Spruce Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Whiteford Township, Como Township and Spruce Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar 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 Cedar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Township?
$123,750 (±$79,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Township?
4.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Township?
60 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Cedar 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 Cedar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar 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.