Work, pay and getting to work in Lessor Township
Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. 9% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Employers in Lessor Township report 32 jobs; 47 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Lessor Township
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Lessor Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
15% of working residents work in Thief River Falls
Where Lessor Township clocks in
13% 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.
Lessor Township works in goods: 31% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lessor Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 32. 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 Lessor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Lessor Township spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lessor Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 commuters (the 9% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lessor Township
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.
Work next door: 15% of Lessor Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lessor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lessor Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $70,000 |
| Badger Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hill River Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| King Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Knute Township | 15% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lambert Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Badger Township, Hill River Township, King Township, Knute Township and Lambert Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Knute Township. Darker towns draw more of Lessor 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 Lessor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lessor Township?
$70,000 (±$12,975) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lessor Township?
15.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lessor Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lessor Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (15%, 30 mi), Knute Township (15%, 8 mi), Crookston (13%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lessor 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 Lessor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lessor 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.