With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Lida Township works elsewhere
Employers in Lida Township report 12 jobs, and 330 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lida Township; the top destination outside it is Perham (20%, 19 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lida Township
Lida Township is a place people come home to
There are 12 jobs based in Lida Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lida Township has about 460 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lida Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 330 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lida Township by day and by night
On a workday 328 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Lida Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
How long Lida Township spends getting to work: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lida Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 330 commuters (the 7% 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.
Commuting out of Lida Township: the destinations
Where Lida Township clocks in
20% of workers
14% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 33% of jobs based in Lida Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lida Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 12. 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 Lida Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lida Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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.
How Lida Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lida Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lida Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $96,250 |
| Dunn Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Maplewood Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Pelican Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Dora Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dunn Township, Maplewood Township, Pelican Township and Dora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lida 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 Lida Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lida Township?
$96,250 (±$16,904) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lida Township?
5.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lida Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lida Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perham (20%, 19 mi), Detroit Lakes (14%, 18 mi), Pelican Rapids (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lida 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 Lida Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lida 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.