Denver Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 37 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Denver Township report 11 jobs, and 74 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Denver Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (26%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Denver Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Denver Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Out of Denver Township to work: where people go
Where Denver Township clocks in
22% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 73% of jobs based in Denver Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Denver Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 11. 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 Denver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 37 minutes to work from Denver Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Denver Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 19% 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 Denver Township
About 20% 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.
Work in the towns next to Denver Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Denver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $82,500 |
| Hardwick | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Battle Plain Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Rose Dell Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hardwick, Battle Plain Township, Rose Dell Township and Mound Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Denver 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 Denver Township: questions
What is the median household income in Denver Township?
$82,500 (±$18,462) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Denver Township?
1.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Denver Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Denver Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (26%, 31 mi), Luverne (22%, 11 mi), Luverne Township (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Denver 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 Denver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Denver 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.