Work, pay and getting to work in Connelly Township
Hardly any stay in Connelly Township for work; outside it, Wahpeton is the main destination (22%, 4 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Commuters spend 8 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Connelly Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
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 Connelly Township goes to work
Where Connelly Township clocks in
22% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
Goods, not services: 93% of the jobs in Connelly Township
30 jobs are based in Connelly Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Connelly Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 30. 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 Connelly Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Connelly Township: about 8 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Connelly Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Connelly Township
About 19% 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.
Connelly Township and its neighbors: 31% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Connelly Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connelly Township | – | — | — | 8 min | $66,667 |
| Breckenridge | 9% | D | B+ | 20 min | $58,963 |
| Nordick Township | under 4% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Nilsen Township | under 4% | — | — | 6 min | — |
| Breckenridge Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nordick Township, Nilsen Township and Breckenridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wahpeton. Darker towns draw more of Connelly 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 Connelly Township: questions
What is the median household income in Connelly Township?
$66,667 (±$15,049) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Connelly Township?
1.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Connelly Township?
8 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Connelly Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wahpeton (22%, 4 mi), Rothsay (13%, 17 mi), Fergus Falls (13%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Connelly 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 Connelly Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Connelly 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.