Most of Little Elbow Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Little Elbow Township itself; outside it, Mahnomen draws the most (27%, 20 miles). Employers in Little Elbow Township report 2 jobs, against 89 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Little Elbow Township
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Little Elbow Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Little Elbow Township’s working residents head each day
Where Little Elbow Township clocks in
27% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Little Elbow Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Little Elbow Township, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 2. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Little Elbow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Little Elbow Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Little Elbow Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 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.
How far Little Elbow Township goes to work
About 29% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Little Elbow Township
The biggest share goes to Twin Lakes Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Little Elbow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Elbow Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $70,833 |
| La Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Oakland Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Twin Lakes Township | 7% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Eagle View Township | under 3% | — | — | 54 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. La Prairie Township, Oakland Township, Twin Lakes Township and Eagle View Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Little Elbow 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 2024, 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 Little Elbow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Little Elbow Township?
$70,833 (±$12,234) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Little Elbow Township?
15.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Little Elbow Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Little Elbow Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahnomen (27%, 20 mi), Twin Lakes Township (7%, 7 mi), Bagley (6%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Little Elbow Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Little Elbow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Little Elbow Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.