Meadow Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
32% of workers have no commute at all, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Employers in Meadow Township report 26 jobs; 79 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Meadow Township; the top destination outside it is Park Rapids (19%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Meadow Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Meadow Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Where Meadow Township goes to work
Where Meadow Township clocks in
19% of workers
16% of workers
9% 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: 38% of the jobs in Meadow Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meadow Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 26. 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 Meadow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Meadow Township: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meadow Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 32% 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.
The distance from Meadow Township to work
About 30% 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 Meadow Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meadow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $52,569 |
| Red Eye Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Shell River Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Orton Township | under 2% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| North Germany Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Red Eye Township, Shell River Township, Orton Township and North Germany Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meadow 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 Meadow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Meadow Township?
$52,569 (±$9,293) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meadow Township?
17.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meadow Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meadow Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (19%, 17 mi), Menahga (16%, 8 mi), Staples (9%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meadow Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meadow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meadow 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.