Most of Green Meadow Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Green Meadow Township report 3 jobs; 34 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Green Meadow Township for work; outside it, Ada is the main destination (18%, 7 miles). 30% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Green Meadow Township on a workday
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Green Meadow Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
The towns that employ Green Meadow Township’s residents
Where Green Meadow Township clocks in
18% of workers
12% of workers
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.
The kinds of work in Green Meadow Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Green Meadow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Green Meadow Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Meadow Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 30% 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.
The distance from Green Meadow Township to work
About 15% 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.
The towns around Green Meadow Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Meadow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Meadow Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $112,656 |
| Strand Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Lake Ida Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Pleasant View Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| McDonaldsville Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Strand Township, Lake Ida Township, Pleasant View Township, Spring Creek Township and McDonaldsville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green Meadow 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 Green Meadow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Meadow Township?
$112,656 (±$19,275) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Meadow Township?
3.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Meadow Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Meadow Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ada (18%, 7 mi), Mahnomen (12%, 21 mi), Fargo (12%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Green Meadow 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 Green Meadow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green Meadow 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.