Erdahl Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 39 jobs are based in Erdahl Township for 167 working residents. Hardly any work in Erdahl Township itself; outside it, Elbow Lake draws the most (19%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Erdahl Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Erdahl 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.
Out of Erdahl Township to work: where people go
Where Erdahl Township clocks in
19% of workers
13% of workers
8% 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.
In Erdahl Township, 85% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Erdahl Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 39. 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 Erdahl Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Erdahl Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Erdahl Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 158 commuters (the 16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Erdahl Township
About 28% 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 Erdahl Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Erdahl Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erdahl Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $105,250 |
| Evansville Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pelican Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Sanford Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Elk Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Evansville Township, Pelican Lake Township, Sanford Township and Elk Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Erdahl 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 Erdahl Township: questions
What is the median household income in Erdahl Township?
$105,250 (±$31,711) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Erdahl Township?
5.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Erdahl Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Erdahl Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elbow Lake (19%, 8 mi), Fergus Falls (13%, 24 mi), Ashby (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Erdahl Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Erdahl Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Erdahl 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.