Jobs, income and commuting in La Garde Township, MN
Working residents average 25 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 6% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%. Only 4% work in La Garde Township; the top destination outside it is Mahnomen (12%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).
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 places La Garde Township commutes to
Where La Garde Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 76% of the jobs in La Garde Township
51 jobs are based in La Garde Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Garde Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 51. 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 La Garde Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in La Garde Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Garde Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 commuters (the 6% 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 commute from La Garde Township, by distance
About 36% 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.
Next door is work for 11% of La Garde Township
The biggest share goes to Twin Lakes Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Garde Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Garde Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $50,833 |
| Rosedale Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Beaulieu Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Twin Lakes Township | 7% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Oakland Township | 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosedale Township, Beaulieu Township, Twin Lakes Township and Oakland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Garde 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 La Garde Township: questions
What is the median household income in La Garde Township?
$50,833 (±$9,712) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Garde Township?
25.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Garde Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Garde Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahnomen (12%, 11 mi), Fargo (7%, 59 mi), Twin Lakes Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Garde Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Garde Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Garde 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.