With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Elm Creek Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Elm Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Fairmont (28%, 18 miles). Employers in Elm Creek Township report 2 jobs for 74 working residents. The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Elm Creek Township
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Elm Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Elm Creek Township: the destinations
Where Elm Creek Township clocks in
28% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Elm Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elm Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 2. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Elm Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Elm Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elm Creek Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 commuters (the 12% 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 Elm Creek Township to work
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Elm Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elm Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Creek Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $121,250 |
| Cedar Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Fox Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Jay Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Enterprise Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Manyaska Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedar Township, Fox Lake Township, Jay Township, Enterprise Township and Manyaska Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elm Creek 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 Elm Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elm Creek Township?
$121,250 (±$36,968) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elm Creek Township?
4.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elm Creek Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elm Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (28%, 18 mi), Welcome (8%, 10 mi), Rutland Township (8%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Elm Creek 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 Elm Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elm Creek 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.