With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Maplewood Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Maplewood Township itself; outside it, Fergus Falls draws the most (20%, 17 miles). Employers in Maplewood Township report 30 jobs, and 130 of its residents work somewhere. 11% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Maplewood Township
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Maplewood 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Maplewood Township: the destinations
Where Maplewood Township clocks in
20% of workers
14% 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.
In Maplewood Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maplewood Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 30. 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 Maplewood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Maplewood Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maplewood Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 11% 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 Maplewood Township
About 18% 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.
How Maplewood Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maplewood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $70,417 |
| Star Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Erhards Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Friberg Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Lida Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Star Lake Township, Erhards Grove Township, Friberg Township and Lida Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maplewood 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 Maplewood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Maplewood Township?
$70,417 (±$14,382) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maplewood Township?
17.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maplewood Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maplewood Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fergus Falls (20%, 17 mi), Perham (14%, 19 mi), Pelican Rapids (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Maplewood Township without a car?
2% 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 Maplewood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maplewood 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.