With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Mantrap Township works elsewhere
There are 16 jobs in Mantrap Township, and 203 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Mantrap Township for work; outside it, Walker is the main destination (15%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 10% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mantrap Township, in a few figures
The workday shuffle in and out of Mantrap Township
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Mantrap Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The places Mantrap Township commutes to
Where Mantrap Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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: 50% of jobs based in Mantrap Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mantrap Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 16. 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 Mantrap Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Mantrap Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mantrap Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 275 commuters (the 10% 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 Mantrap Township goes to work
About 26% 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.
Mantrap Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mantrap Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantrap Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $85,603 |
| Akeley Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lake Emma Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Thorpe Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Nevis Township | under 3% | C | B− | 24 min | $69,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Akeley Township and Thorpe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Lake Emma Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mantrap 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 Mantrap Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mantrap Township?
$85,603 (±$4,295) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mantrap Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mantrap Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mantrap Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walker (15%, 14 mi), Park Rapids (12%, 12 mi), Bemidji (8%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mantrap Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mantrap Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mantrap 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.