Thief River Falls draws more than half of Deer Park Township’s working residents
27% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Deer Park Township itself; outside it, Thief River Falls draws the most (62%, 20 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Deer Park Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 78 people are in Deer Park Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.02 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Deer Park Township goes to work
Where Deer Park Township clocks in
2% 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.
In Deer Park Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1 jobs are based in Deer Park Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deer Park Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Deer Park Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Deer Park Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deer Park Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 27% 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 it is to work from Deer Park Township
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.
Around Deer Park Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Equality Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deer Park Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $88,750 |
| Hickory Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Equality Township | 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Mayfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hickory Township, Equality Township and Mayfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deer Park 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 Deer Park Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deer Park Township?
$88,750 (±$16,841) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deer Park Township?
2.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deer Park Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deer Park Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (62%, 20 mi), North Township (4%, 21 mi), Oklee (2%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deer Park 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 Deer Park Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deer Park 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.