Jobs and the daily commute in Max Township
Max Township has 41 jobs for 32 working residents. Hardly any work in Max Township itself; outside it, Deer River draws the most (22%, 25 miles). Working residents average 29 minutes each way, 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
How many people are in Max Township by day
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).
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 Max Township work
Where Max Township clocks in
22% of workers
6% 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.
Max Township makes things: 29% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Max Township, 2013 → 2023: 125 → 41. 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 Max Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Max Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Max Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 14% 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 it is to work from Max Township
About 41% 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.
Next door to Max Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Max Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $40,000 |
| Sand Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Good Hope Township | under 4% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sand Lake Township and Good Hope Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Max 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 Max Township: questions
What is the median household income in Max Township?
$40,000 (±$29,878) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Max Township?
18.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Max Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Max Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Deer River (22%, 25 mi), Grand Rapids (6%, 38 mi), St. Paul (6%, 192 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Max Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Max Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Max 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.