With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Darling Township works elsewhere
At home: 8% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). 36 jobs are based in Darling Township; 226 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Darling Township; the top destination outside it is Little Falls (29%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Darling Township, in brief
Darling Township is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Darling Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Darling Township has about 290 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Darling Township and Little Falls trade workers both ways
Little Falls is the top workplace for Darling Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Darling Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Darling Township
On a workday 223 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Darling Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
The places Darling Township commutes to
Where Darling Township clocks in
29% of workers
7% 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.
58% of the jobs in Darling Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Darling Township, 2013 → 2023: 97 → 36. 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 Darling Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Darling Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 256 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 Darling Township goes to work
About 17% 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.
Next door to Darling Township
The biggest share goes to Randall (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Darling Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darling Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $63,571 |
| Cushing Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Parker Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Pike Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Randall | 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Green Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cushing Township, Parker Township, Pike Creek Township, Randall and Green Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Darling 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 Darling Township: questions
What is the median household income in Darling Township?
$63,571 (±$18,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Darling Township?
14.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Darling Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Darling Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Falls (29%, 6 mi), St. Cloud (7%, 39 mi), Brainerd (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Darling Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Darling Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Darling 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.