Most of Clay Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 24% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. 10 jobs are based in Clay Township; 25 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Clay Township; the top destination outside it is Park Rapids (16%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clay Township by day and by night
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Clay Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where Clay Township’s working residents head each day
Where Clay Township clocks in
16% of workers
12% of workers
4% 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.
In Clay Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clay Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 10. 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 Clay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Clay Township
of Clay Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 24% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Clay Township
About 44% 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 Clay Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | – | — | — | — | $89,583 |
| Lake Emma Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lake George Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Clover Township | under 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Thorpe Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Emma Township: not graded. Lake George Township, Clover Township and Thorpe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clay 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 Clay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clay Township?
$89,583 (±$59,001) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clay Township?
15.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Clay Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (16%, 14 mi), Bemidji (12%, 26 mi), Audubon (4%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clay 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 Clay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clay 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.