Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Thief River Falls draws about two in three of Highlanding Township’s working residents
For 29% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any stay in Highlanding Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (65%, 19 miles). Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average, 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
In and out of Highlanding Township on a workday
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Highlanding Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Highlanding Township work
Where Highlanding Township clocks in
4% 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.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Highlanding Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Highlanding Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 29% 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 Highlanding Township to work
About 16% 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.
Highlanding Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Highlanding Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlanding Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $91,563 |
| Kratka Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Goodridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Star Township | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kratka Township, Goodridge Township and Star Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Highlanding 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 Highlanding Township: questions
What is the median household income in Highlanding Township?
$91,563 (±$38,215) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Highlanding Township?
7.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Highlanding Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Highlanding Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Highlanding 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 Highlanding Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Highlanding 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.