Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 3.0For more than half of its working residents, Enstrom Township is a commute to Warroad
Home is the office for 10% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Hardly any work in Enstrom Township; the top destination outside it is Warroad (54%, 11 miles). The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Enstrom Township, in a few figures
More than half of Enstrom Township works in Warroad
113 working residents, 54%, have their main job in Warroad, 11 miles away. That’s far more as work in Enstrom Township itself. The commute map ↓
Enstrom Township is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Enstrom Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Enstrom Township has about 220 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Enstrom Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
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 209 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Enstrom Township ends
Where Enstrom Township clocks in
54% of workers
12% of workers
3% 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.
Who commutes out of Enstrom Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Enstrom Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.
0.04 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 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Enstrom Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Enstrom Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 233 commuters (the 10% 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.
Inside Enstrom Township’s 8 jobs
8 jobs are based in Enstrom Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Enstrom Township, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 8. 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 Enstrom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Enstrom Township
About 21% 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 Enstrom Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lake Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Enstrom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enstrom Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $103,750 |
| Cedarbend Township | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Falun Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Spruce Township | under 1% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Lake Township | 3% | C− | C− | 11 min | $76,190 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedarbend Township, Falun Township and Spruce Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Enstrom 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 Enstrom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Enstrom Township?
$103,750 (±$12,905) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Enstrom Township?
7.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Enstrom Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Enstrom Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Enstrom Township without a car?
1% 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 Enstrom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Enstrom 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.