Most of Homestead Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers (Minnesota 18%). 26 jobs are based in Homestead Township; 176 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Homestead Township; the top destination outside it is Perham (36%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Homestead Township by day
On a workday 175 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Homestead 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 Homestead Township’s residents
Where Homestead Township clocks in
36% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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.
In Homestead Township, 85% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Homestead Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 26. 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 Homestead Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Homestead Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Homestead Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 3% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Homestead Township
About 23% 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.
Around Homestead Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Homestead Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $107,778 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Newton Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Pine Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Blowers Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Butler Township, Newton Township, Pine Lake Township and Blowers Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Homestead 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 Homestead Township: questions
What is the median household income in Homestead Township?
$107,778 (±$39,115) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Homestead Township?
5.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Homestead Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Homestead Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perham (36%, 11 mi), Detroit Lakes (11%, 28 mi), New York Mills (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Homestead 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 Homestead Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Homestead 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.