Most of Eagle View Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
5% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. Employers in Eagle View Township report 3 jobs, and 60 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Eagle View Township for work; outside it, Detroit Lakes is the main destination (28%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eagle View Township by day and by night
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Eagle View Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 towns that employ Eagle View Township’s residents
Where Eagle View Township clocks in
28% of workers
12% of workers
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Eagle View Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagle View Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 3. 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 Eagle View Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Eagle View Township spends getting to work: about 54 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle View Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 5% 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.
The distance from Eagle View Township to work
About 33% 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 Eagle View Township
The biggest share goes to Round Lake Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle View Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle View Township | – | — | — | 54 min | $50,313 |
| Round Lake Township | 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Sugar Bush Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Maple Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Little Elbow Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Round Lake Township, Sugar Bush Township, Maple Grove Township and Little Elbow Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle View 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 Eagle View Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle View Township?
$50,313 (±$15,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle View Township?
31.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle View Township?
54 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle View Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (28%, 24 mi), Mahnomen (12%, 21 mi), Callaway (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eagle View Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagle View Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle View 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.