For about half of its working residents, Mayfield Township is a commute to Thief River Falls
Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 4% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Mayfield Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (46%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mayfield Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Mayfield Township on a workday afternoon, 53% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 the trip to work from Mayfield Township ends
Where Mayfield Township clocks in
Lines 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.
About 22 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mayfield Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 5% 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 Mayfield Township
About 25% 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.
How Mayfield Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mayfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $93,750 |
| Garnes Township | under 5% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Wyandotte Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Deer Park Township | under 5% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Kratka Township | under 5% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Garnes Township, Wyandotte Township, Deer Park Township and Kratka Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mayfield 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 Mayfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mayfield Township?
$93,750 (±$13,058) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mayfield Township?
9.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mayfield Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mayfield Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Mayfield Township without a car?
0% 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 Mayfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mayfield 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.