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Jobs & commute in Erhards Grove Township

Erhards Grove Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each

Working from home is the commute for 11% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Employers in Erhards Grove Township report 83 jobs; 175 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Erhards Grove Township itself; outside it, Fergus Falls draws the most (29%, 16 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Erhards Grove Township by day and by night

On a workday 172 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.

172live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
80work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night400
Workday310
400live here− 170head out to work+ 80come in to work= 310on a workday

About 310 people are in Erhards Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.47jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Erhards Grove Township goes to work

DentRothsay: 6 residents work here (3%)New York Mills: 4 residents work here (2%)BarnesvillePelican Rapids: 14 residents work here (8%)Perham: 17 residents work here (10%)Detroit Lakes: 7 residents work here (4%)Fergus Falls: 50 residents work here (29%)Willmar: 5 residents work here (3%)Alexandria: 4 residents work here (2%)Fargo: 5 residents work here (3%)Trondhjem TownshipEdna TownshipStar Lake TownshipDead Lake TownshipMaplewood TownshipElizabeth TownshipErhards Grove TownshipFergus Falls TownshipPelican TownshipFergus FallsPerhamPelican RapidsDetroit LakesRothsayWillmarErhards Grove Township
1
Fergus Falls15.8 mi away
29%50
2
Perham25.4 mi away
10%17
38%14
4
Detroit Lakes23.6 mi away
4%7
5
Rothsay9.3 mi away
3%6
6
Willmar108.4 mi away
3%5
7
Fargo, ND42.4 mi away
3%5
8
New York Mills34.5 mi away
2%4
9
Alexandria55.8 mi away
2%4
10
Erhards Grove Township (in town)right here
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%60
The top trips

Where Erhards Grove Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Erhards Grove Township works in goods: 84% of its jobs

Jobs based in Erhards Grove TownshipJobs Erhards Grove Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms84%26%
Trade, transport & utilities16%18%
Services: health, schools, offices0%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less12%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%29%
Over $3,333 a month69%52%

Who does it

29 or younger13%21%
30 to 5449%50%
55 and older37%29%
+51%

Jobs based in Erhards Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 83. 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 Erhards Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 27 minutes each way for Erhards Grove Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
210 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Erhards Grove Township27 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

of Erhards Grove Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Erhards Grove Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
8%Carpool
5%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 240 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.

How far

Erhards Grove Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFergus Falls: 29% · 15.8 miPerham: 10% · 25.4 miPelican Rapids: 8% · 4 miDetroit Lakes: 4% · 23.6 miRothsay: 3% · 9.3 miWillmar: 3% · 108.4 miFargo: 3% · 42.4 miNew York Mills: 2% · 34.5 miAlexandria: 2% · 55.8 miFergus Falls 29%Perham 10%Pelican Rapids 8%Detroit Lakes 4%Rothsay 3%Erhards Grove Township
Erhards Grove TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi26 residents
43%10–24 mi74 residents
20%25–50 mi35 residents
22%Over 50 mi39 residents

About 22% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Erhards Grove Township

Pelican Township: few work hereElizabeth Township: few work hereMaplewood Township: few work hereTrondhjem Township: few work herePelican TownshipElizabeth TownshipMaplewood TownshipTrondhjem TownshipErhards Grove Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Pelican Township25 min
Erhards Grove Township27 min
Elizabeth Township30 min
Maplewood Township33 min
Trondhjem Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownErhards Grove Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Erhards Grove Township–——27 min$80,875
Pelican Townshipunder 2%——25 min—
Elizabeth Townshipunder 2%——30 min—
Maplewood Townshipunder 2%——33 min—
Trondhjem Townshipunder 2%——34 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Pelican Township, Elizabeth Township, Maplewood Township and Trondhjem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Erhards Grove Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Erhards Grove Township: questions

What is the median household income in Erhards Grove Township?

$80,875 (±$12,355) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Erhards Grove Township?

8.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Erhards Grove Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Erhards Grove Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fergus Falls (29%, 16 mi), Perham (10%, 25 mi), Pelican Rapids (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Erhards Grove 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 Erhards Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Erhards Grove Township

Erhards Grove Township home →

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.