With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Delaware Township works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Delaware Township itself; outside it, Hoffman draws the most (9%, 14 miles). Employers in Delaware Township report 6 jobs, and 43 of its residents work somewhere. 11% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Delaware Township by day and by night
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 62 people are in Delaware Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The places Delaware Township commutes to
Where Delaware Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Delaware Township makes things: 67% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delaware Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 6. 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 Delaware Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Delaware Township’s commute takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delaware Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 11% 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.
Half of Delaware Township commutes less than 26 miles
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.
Delaware Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Elbow Lake Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delaware Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $106,964 |
| Lien Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Elbow Lake Township | 7% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Macsville Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Gorton Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lien Township, Elbow Lake Township, Macsville Township and Gorton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delaware 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 Delaware Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delaware Township?
$106,964 (±$39,560) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delaware Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delaware Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delaware Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hoffman (9%, 14 mi), Morris (9%, 23 mi), Alexandria (9%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Delaware 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 Delaware Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delaware 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.