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Jobs & commute in Deerfield Township

Deerfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Deerfield Township has 9 jobs, against 44 working residents. Hardly any work in Deerfield Township; the top destination outside it is Hackensack (11%, 7 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Deerfield Township

On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

44live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday88
120live here− 44head out to work+ 9come in to work= 88on a workday

About 88 people are in Deerfield Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs 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 people from Deerfield Township work

Brandon: 1 residents work here (2%)Backus: 2 residents work here (5%)Hackensack: 5 residents work here (11%)Pine River: 2 residents work here (5%)Walker: 2 residents work here (5%)Nisswa: 3 residents work here (7%)Brainerd: 2 residents work here (5%)Baxter: 2 residents work here (5%)Minneapolis: 2 residents work here (5%)Deerfield TownshipPine River TownshipPowers TownshipMaple TownshipShingobee Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Bull Moose TownshipBlueberry TownshipBadoura TownshipHiram TownshipWolford TownshipHackensackNisswaBackusPine RiverWalkerBrainerdDeerfield Township
1
Hackensack6.7 mi away
11%5
2
Nisswa27.9 mi away
7%3
3
Backus4.3 mi away
5%2
4
Pine River12.8 mi away
5%2
5
Walker16.8 mi away
5%2
6
Brainerd38.9 mi away
5%2
7
Baxter38 mi away
5%2
8
Minneapolis145 mi away
5%2
9
Shingobee Township15.7 mi away
5%2
10
Brandon77.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%21
The top trips

Where Deerfield 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

In Deerfield Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Deerfield TownshipJobs Deerfield Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%32%
Trade, transport & utilities0%16%
Services: health, schools, offices0%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%23%
Over $3,333 a month44%59%

Who does it

29 or younger11%16%
30 to 5444%64%
55 and older44%20%
−36%

Jobs based in Deerfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 9. 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 Deerfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Deerfield Township, about 19 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
148 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Deerfield Township19 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
16%

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

About 2 in 10
How Deerfield Township gets to work
92%Drive alone
4%Walk
4%Other

Share of the 49 commuters (the 16% 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

Deerfield Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHackensack: 11% · 6.7 miNisswa: 7% · 27.9 miBackus: 5% · 4.3 miPine River: 5% · 12.8 miWalker: 5% · 16.8 miBrainerd: 5% · 38.9 miBaxter: 5% · 38 miMinneapolis: 5% · 145 miShingobee Township: 5% · 15.7 miBrandon: 2% · 77.2 miHackensack 11%Nisswa 7%Backus 5%Pine River 5%Walker 5%Deerfield Township
Deerfield TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi10 residents
27%10–24 mi12 residents
23%25–50 mi10 residents
27%Over 50 mi12 residents

About 27% 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

Work in the towns next to Deerfield Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Deerfield Township19 min
Powers Township20 min
Hiram Township22 min
Bull Moose Township27 min
Badoura Township43 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownDeerfield Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Deerfield Township–——19 min$56,250
Bull Moose Townshipunder 3%——27 min—
Powers Townshipunder 3%——20 min—
Hiram Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Badoura Townshipunder 3%——43 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Bull Moose Township, Powers Township, Hiram Township and Badoura Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Deerfield 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 Deerfield Township: questions

What is the median household income in Deerfield Township?

$56,250 (±$20,272) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Deerfield Township?

40.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Deerfield Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Deerfield Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hackensack (11%, 7 mi), Nisswa (7%, 28 mi), Backus (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Deerfield Township

Deerfield 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.