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Jobs & commute in Crow Wing Lake Township

Most of Crow Wing Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

For 8% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Crow Wing Lake Township report 3 jobs; 140 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Crow Wing Lake Township for work; outside it, Park Rapids is the main destination (34%, 10 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Crow Wing Lake Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 139 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

139live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night370
Workday240
370live here− 140head out to work+ 2come in to work= 240on a workday

About 240 people are in Crow Wing Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that employ Crow Wing Lake Township’s residents

Nevis: 4 residents work here (3%)Menahga: 5 residents work here (4%)Park Rapids: 47 residents work here (34%)Detroit Lakes: 3 residents work here (2%)Bemidji: 6 residents work here (4%)Moorhead: 3 residents work here (2%)Fargo: 9 residents work here (6%)Nevis TownshipHubbard TownshipHuntersville TownshipShingobee Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Crow Wing Lake TownshipHenrietta Township: 6 residents work here (4%)Todd Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Badoura TownshipPark RapidsFargoBemidjiHenrietta TownshipMenahgaNevisCrow Wing Lake Township
1
Park Rapids10 mi away
34%47
2
Fargo, ND92 mi away
6%9
3
Bemidji45 mi away
4%6
44%6
5
Menahga11.9 mi away
4%5
6
Nevis9.1 mi away
3%4
7
Detroit Lakes45.6 mi away
2%3
8
Moorhead88 mi away
2%3
9
Shingobee Township21.3 mi away
2%3
10
Todd Township13.1 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%51
The top trips

Where Crow Wing Lake Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Crow Wing Lake Township

Jobs based in Crow Wing Lake TownshipJobs Crow Wing Lake Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%17%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices0%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%29%
Over $3,333 a month67%56%

Who does it

29 or younger33%27%
30 to 5433%42%
55 and older33%31%
−25%

Jobs based in Crow Wing Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 4 → 3. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Crow Wing Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Crow Wing Lake Township: about 35 minutes

A year of commuting
268 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Crow Wing Lake Township35 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Crow Wing Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Crow Wing Lake Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
11%Carpool
3%Other

Share of the 133 commuters (the 8% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Crow Wing Lake Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPark Rapids: 34% · 10 miFargo: 6% · 92 miBemidji: 4% · 45 miHenrietta Township: 4% · 7.6 miMenahga: 4% · 11.9 miNevis: 3% · 9.1 miDetroit Lakes: 2% · 45.6 miMoorhead: 2% · 88 miShingobee Township: 2% · 21.3 miTodd Township: 2% · 13.1 miPark Rapids 34%Fargo 6%Bemidji 4%Henrietta Township 4%Menahga 4%Crow Wing Lake Township
Crow Wing Lake TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi36 residents
33%10–24 mi46 residents
15%25–50 mi21 residents
26%Over 50 mi37 residents

About 26% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Crow Wing Lake Township and the towns next door

Nevis Township: few work hereHubbard Township: few work hereHuntersville Township: few work hereBadoura Township: few work hereNevis TownshipHubbard TownshipHuntersville TownshipBadoura TownshipCrow Wing Lake Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hubbard Township19 min
Nevis Township24 min
Crow Wing Lake Township35 min
Huntersville Township36 min
Badoura Township43 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCrow Wing Lake Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Crow Wing Lake Township–——35 min$85,938
Nevis Townshipunder 3%CB−24 min$69,500
Hubbard Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Huntersville Townshipunder 3%——36 min—
Badoura Townshipunder 3%——43 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Hubbard Township, Huntersville Township and Badoura Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Crow Wing Lake Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Crow Wing Lake Township: questions

What is the median household income in Crow Wing Lake Township?

$85,938 (±$13,291) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Crow Wing Lake Township?

9.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Crow Wing Lake Township?

35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Crow Wing Lake Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (34%, 10 mi), Fargo (6%, 92 mi), Bemidji (4%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Crow Wing Lake 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 Crow Wing Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Crow Wing Lake Township

Crow Wing Lake Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.