Willmar draws more than half of Mamre Township’s working residents
There are 84 jobs in Mamre Township for 199 working residents. Hardly any stay in Mamre Township for work; outside it, Willmar is the main destination (52%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mamre Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 198 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Mamre Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.42 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.
Where people from Mamre Township work
Where Mamre Township clocks in
52% 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: 85% of the jobs in Mamre Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mamre Township, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 84. 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 Mamre Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Mamre Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mamre Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 commuters (the 16% 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 Mamre Township
About 21% 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.
Mamre Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Dovre Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mamre Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamre Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $95,000 |
| Dovre Township | 6% | A | D | 19 min | $128,906 |
| St. Johns Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Pillsbury Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Arctander Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lake Andrew Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Pennock | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Johns Township, Pillsbury Township, Arctander Township, Lake Andrew Township and Pennock: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mamre 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 Mamre Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mamre Township?
$95,000 (±$25,943) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mamre Township?
2.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mamre Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mamre Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Mamre Township without a car?
2% 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 Mamre Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mamre 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.