With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Compton Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Compton Township; the top destination outside it is Perham (15%, 22 miles). 128 jobs are based in Compton Township; 324 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 30 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Compton Township: the figures worth knowing
Compton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Compton Township is Perham, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (49) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Compton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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 324 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Near or far: the trip to work from Compton Township
About 23% 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.
Compton Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Compton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 306 commuters (the 15% 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.
Compton Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 323 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 127 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Compton Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Commuting out of Compton Township: the destinations
Where Compton Township clocks in
15% of workers
14% of workers
6% 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.
70% of the jobs in Compton Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Compton Township, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 128. 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 Compton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work next door: 14% of Compton Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Compton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $74,196 |
| Wadena | 14% | D | A− | 15 min | $56,080 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Oak Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Wadena Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Bluffton Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer Creek Township, Oak Valley Township and Bluffton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Wadena Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wadena. Darker towns draw more of Compton 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 Compton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Compton Township?
$74,196 (±$5,792) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Compton Township?
3.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Compton Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Compton Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perham (15%, 22 mi), Wadena (14%, 5 mi), New York Mills (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Compton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Compton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Compton 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.