Dewey Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any stay in Dewey Township for work; outside it, Greenbush is the main destination (11%, 7 miles). Employers in Dewey Township report 7 jobs, against 38 working residents. 6% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Dewey Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 65 people are in Dewey Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where people from Dewey Township work
Where Dewey Township clocks in
11% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Dewey Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dewey Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 7. 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 Dewey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Dewey Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dewey Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 6% 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 it is to work from Dewey Township
About 34% 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 Dewey Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dewey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $84,063 |
| Pelan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lind Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Hereim Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Polonia Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pelan Township, Lind Township, Hereim Township and Polonia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dewey 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 Dewey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dewey Township?
$84,063 (±$32,312) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dewey Township?
2.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dewey Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dewey Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenbush (11%, 7 mi), Roseau (11%, 28 mi), Thief River Falls (11%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dewey 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 Dewey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dewey 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.