Edna Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 31 jobs in Edna Township for 323 working residents. Hardly any work in Edna Township itself; outside it, Perham draws the most (18%, 5 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Edna Township stands out on work
Edna Township is a place people come home to
There are 31 jobs based in Edna Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Edna Township has about 600 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 323 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Edna Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 322 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Edna Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Half of Edna Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 32% 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.
Where people from Edna Township work
Where Edna Township clocks in
18% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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: 29% of the jobs in Edna Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edna Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 31. 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 Edna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Edna Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edna Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 308 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.
Next door to Edna Township
The biggest share goes to Perham Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $121,071 |
| Dead Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Perham Township | 2% | B− | D | 15 min | $103,558 |
| Dora Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Hobart Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Gorman Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dead Lake Township, Dora Township, Hobart Township and Gorman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edna 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 Edna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Edna Township?
$121,071 (±$14,461) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edna Township?
2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edna Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edna Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perham (18%, 5 mi), Detroit Lakes (11%, 17 mi), Fergus Falls (10%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Edna Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edna 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.