Most of Clover Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 8 jobs in Clover Township for 28 working residents. Hardly any stay in Clover Township for work; outside it, Mahnomen is the main destination (21%, 18 miles). For 11% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Clover Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Clover Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 Clover Township’s working residents head each day
Where Clover Township clocks in
21% 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.
Making and building: 50% of jobs based in Clover Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clover Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 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 Clover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Clover Township spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clover Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 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.
How far Clover Township’s workers travel
About 36% 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.
Work in the towns next to Clover Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clover Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $45,893 |
| Beaulieu Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Island Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Twin Lakes Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| La Prairie Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| West Roy Lake | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Rice Lake | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Pine Bend | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Roy Lake | under 4% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaulieu Township, Island Lake Township, Twin Lakes Township and La Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. West Roy Lake, Rice Lake, Pine Bend and Roy Lake: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clover 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 Clover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clover Township?
$45,893 (±$5,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clover Township?
45.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clover Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clover Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahnomen (21%, 18 mi), McIntosh (7%, 24 mi), Perham (7%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clover Township without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clover 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.