Deerhorn Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
The average commute takes 22 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). 2% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Deerhorn Township itself; outside it, Breckenridge draws the most (13%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Deerhorn Township on a workday
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 73 people are in Deerhorn Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 the trip to work from Deerhorn Township ends
Where Deerhorn Township clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Deerhorn Township
23 jobs are based in Deerhorn Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deerhorn Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 23. 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 Deerhorn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Deerhorn Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deerhorn Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 2% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Deerhorn Township
About 21% 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 around Deerhorn Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deerhorn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerhorn Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $93,750 |
| Wolverton Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Atherton Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Mitchell Township | under 3% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Roberts Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wolverton Township, Atherton Township, Mitchell Township and Roberts Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deerhorn 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 Deerhorn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Deerhorn Township?
$93,750 (±$10,708) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deerhorn Township?
5.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deerhorn Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deerhorn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Breckenridge (13%, 22 mi), Fergus Falls (13%, 32 mi), Wahpeton (13%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deerhorn 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 Deerhorn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deerhorn 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.