Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Deer River Township works elsewhere
9% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). There are 45 jobs in Deer River Township for 224 working residents. Only 1% stay in Deer River Township for work; outside it, Deer River is the main destination (25%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Deer River Township in brief
Deer River Township and Deer River trade workers both ways
Deer River is the top workplace for Deer River Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Deer River Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Deer River Township is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Deer River Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Deer River Township has about 470 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 224 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Deer River Township: the destinations
Where Deer River Township clocks in
25% of workers
22% 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.
How many people are in Deer River Township by day
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Deer River Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Making and building: 31% of jobs based in Deer River Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deer River Township, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 45. 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 River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Deer River Township’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deer River Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 255 commuters (the 9% 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 Deer River Township goes to work
About 29% 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.
The towns next door employ 27% of Deer River Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deer River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer River Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $70,750 |
| Deer River | 25% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Oteneagen Township | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Zemple | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Morse Township | 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer River, Oteneagen Township, Zemple and Morse Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Deer River. Darker towns draw more of Deer River 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 River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deer River Township?
$70,750 (±$16,522) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deer River Township?
9.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deer River Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deer River Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Deer River (25%, 4 mi), Grand Rapids (22%, 14 mi), Cohasset (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deer River 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 River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deer River 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.