Elmo Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Elmo Township has 31 jobs; 130 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Elmo Township; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (13%, 25 miles). 11% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Elmo Township on a workday
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Elmo Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Out of Elmo Township to work: where people go
Where Elmo Township clocks in
13% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 97% of Elmo Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elmo Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 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 Elmo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way for Elmo Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elmo Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 142 commuters (the 11% 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.
Elmo Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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.
How Elmo Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elmo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmo Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $66,964 |
| Folden Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Woodside Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Parkers Prairie Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Inman Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Folden Township, Woodside Township, Parkers Prairie Township and Inman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Parkers Prairie Township. Darker towns draw more of Elmo 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 Elmo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elmo Township?
$66,964 (±$10,915) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elmo Township?
8.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elmo Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elmo Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (13%, 25 mi), Parkers Prairie (12%, 6 mi), Fergus Falls (6%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elmo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elmo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elmo 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.