Corliss Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 30 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. 35 jobs are based in Corliss Township; 274 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Corliss Township; the top destination outside it is Perham (28%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Corliss Township and work: the main findings
Corliss Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Corliss Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Corliss Township has about 390 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Corliss Township and Perham trade workers both ways
Perham is the top workplace for Corliss Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Corliss Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Corliss 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. Every town next door averages less (15 to 21 minutes). 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 274 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Corliss Township by day
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Corliss Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Out of Corliss Township to work: where people go
Where Corliss Township clocks in
28% of workers
13% 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.
About 30 minutes each way for Corliss Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Corliss Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 230 commuters (the 13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 74% of the jobs in Corliss Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Corliss Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 35. 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 Corliss Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Corliss Township
About 24% 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.
Corliss Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Corliss Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corliss Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $101,250 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Evergreen Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Gorman Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Butler Township, Evergreen Township and Gorman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Corliss 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 Corliss Township: questions
What is the median household income in Corliss Township?
$101,250 (±$26,643) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Corliss Township?
4.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Corliss Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Corliss Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perham (28%, 8 mi), Detroit Lakes (13%, 20 mi), Menahga (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Corliss 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 Corliss Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Corliss 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.