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Jobs & commute in Culdrum Township

Most of Culdrum Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident

Home is the office for 7% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Culdrum Township has 90 jobs, against 182 working residents. Only 2% stay in Culdrum Township for work; outside it, Little Falls is the main destination (31%, 11 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Culdrum Township

On a workday 178 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.

178live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
86work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night460
Workday370
460live here− 180head out to work+ 86come in to work= 370on a workday

About 370 people are in Culdrum Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.49jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Culdrum Township’s working residents head each day

PhoenixRandall: 4 residents work here (2%)Long Prairie: 5 residents work here (3%)Rice: 5 residents work here (3%)FlensburgLittle Falls: 56 residents work here (31%)Brainerd: 10 residents work here (5%)Alexandria: 4 residents work here (2%)Baxter: 5 residents work here (3%)St. Cloud: 17 residents work here (9%)Scandia Valley TownshipSwanville TownshipBrockway Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Culdrum TownshipBruce TownshipBurnhamville TownshipLittle Falls TownshipParker TownshipGreen Prairie TownshipPike Creek TownshipLittle FallsSt. CloudBrainerdLong PrairieRiceBaxterCuldrum Township
1
Little Falls11.2 mi away
31%56
2
St. Cloud37.3 mi away
9%17
3
Brainerd31.8 mi away
5%10
4
Long Prairie13.2 mi away
3%5
5
Rice22.7 mi away
3%5
6
Baxter29.1 mi away
3%5
7
Randall8.5 mi away
2%4
8
Alexandria38.6 mi away
2%4
9
Brockway Township22.6 mi away
2%4
10
Culdrum Township (in town)right here
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%68
The top trips

Where Culdrum 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

Goods, not services: 94% of the jobs in Culdrum Township

Jobs based in Culdrum TownshipJobs Culdrum Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms94%25%
Trade, transport & utilities1%23%
Services: health, schools, offices4%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less31%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%19%
Over $3,333 a month49%63%

Who does it

29 or younger28%19%
30 to 5441%51%
55 and older31%31%
−2%

Jobs based in Culdrum Township, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 90. 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 Culdrum Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Culdrum Township: about 33 minutes

A year of commuting
251 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Culdrum Township33 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

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

About 1 in 10
How Culdrum Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
8%Carpool
9%Walk

Share of the 173 commuters (the 7% 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

The commute from Culdrum Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi45 miLittle Falls: 31% · 11.2 miSt. Cloud: 9% · 37.3 miBrainerd: 5% · 31.8 miLong Prairie: 3% · 13.2 miRice: 3% · 22.7 miBaxter: 3% · 29.1 miRandall: 2% · 8.5 miAlexandria: 2% · 38.6 miBrockway Township: 2% · 22.6 miLittle Falls 31%St. Cloud 9%Brainerd 5%Long Prairie 3%Rice 3%Culdrum Township
Culdrum TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi33 residents
37%10–24 mi68 residents
31%25–50 mi56 residents
14%Over 50 mi25 residents

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.

Next door

Culdrum Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Flensburg21 min
Parker Township28 min
Burnhamville Township30 min
Pike Creek Township32 min
Swanville Township32 min
Culdrum Township33 min
Bruce Township37 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCuldrum Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Culdrum Township–——33 min$75,000
Parker Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Bruce Townshipunder 3%——37 min—
Flensburgunder 3%——21 min—
Swanville Townshipunder 3%——32 min—
Pike Creek Townshipunder 3%——32 min—
Burnhamville Townshipunder 3%——30 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Parker Township, Bruce Township, Flensburg, Swanville Township, Pike Creek Township and Burnhamville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Culdrum 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Culdrum Township: questions

What is the median household income in Culdrum Township?

$75,000 (±$17,680) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Culdrum Township?

12.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Culdrum Township?

33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Culdrum Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Falls (31%, 11 mi), St. Cloud (9%, 37 mi), Brainerd (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Culdrum 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 Culdrum Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Culdrum Township

Culdrum Township home →

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.