Ericson Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Ericson Township has 27 jobs, against 101 working residents. Only 3% work in Ericson Township itself; outside it, Granite Falls draws the most (12%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Ericson Township
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Ericson Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 Ericson Township to work: where people go
Where Ericson Township clocks in
12% 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.
Goods jobs make up 56% of work in Ericson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ericson Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 27. 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 Ericson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ericson Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 99 commuters (the 18% 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.
Miles to work from Ericson Township
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 Ericson Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ericson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ericson Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $77,500 |
| Wang Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sacred Heart Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Rheiderland Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Crooks Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wang Township, Sacred Heart Township, Rheiderland Township and Crooks Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ericson 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 Ericson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ericson Township?
$77,500 (±$7,182) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ericson Township?
4.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ericson Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ericson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Granite Falls (12%, 12 mi), Emmet Township (8%, 8 mi), Renville (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ericson 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 Ericson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ericson 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.