Most of Green Valley Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 11% of workers (Minnesota 18%). 20 jobs are based in Green Valley Township, against 123 working residents. Only 3% work in Green Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Park Rapids (20%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Green Valley Township
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Green Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Valley Township’s residents
Where Green Valley Township clocks in
20% of workers
11% 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.
Green Valley Township works in goods: 40% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 20. 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 Green Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Valley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 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.
The distance from Green Valley Township to work
About 24% 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 Valley Township
The biggest share goes to Osage Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $94,028 |
| Wolf Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Straight River Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Runeberg Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Osage Township | 7% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wolf Lake Township, Straight River Township, Runeberg Township and Osage Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green Valley 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 Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Valley Township?
$94,028 (±$10,488) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Valley Township?
7.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Valley Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Valley Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (20%, 10 mi), Menahga (11%, 9 mi), Detroit Lakes (8%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Green Valley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Green Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green Valley 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.