Thief River Falls draws about two in five of East Park Township’s working residents
0% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any stay in East Park Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (43%, 28 miles). No jobs are based in East Park Township in the Census job records; 14 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves East Park Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in East Park Township on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where East Park Township goes to work
Where East Park Township clocks in
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.
Working from home in East Park Township
of East Park Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 0% 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 East Park Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
East Park Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Park Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Park Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Huntly Township | under 8% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| New Maine Township | under 8% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lind Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 8% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Huntly Township, New Maine Township, Lind Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Park 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 2024, 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 East Park Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in East Park Township?
25.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in East Park Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around East Park 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 East Park Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Park Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.