There are 8.7 jobs in Deer Township for every working resident, and 306 people commute in
For 3% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%. 312 jobs are based in Deer Township, against 36 working residents. About one in seven work in Deer Township; the top destination outside it is Roseau (17%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Deer Township
On a workday 30 residents head out to work and 6 work right here.
About 380 people are in Deer Township on a workday afternoon, 258% more than live here.
8.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to Deer Township
Where Deer Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 98% of work in Deer Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deer Township, 2013 → 2023: 183 → 312. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Deer Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deer Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 3% 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.
Miles to work from Deer Township
About 19% 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 Deer Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $65,833 |
| Huss Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hereim Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Huntly Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Lind Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Huss Township, Hereim Township, Huntly Township and Lind Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deer 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deer Township?
$65,833 (±$16,399) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deer Township?
11.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deer Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deer Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roseau (17%, 26 mi), Greenbush (11%, 8 mi), Badger (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deer 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.