Meadows Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Meadows Township itself; outside it, Breckenridge draws the most (19%, 12 miles). 1 jobs are based in Meadows Township, and 16 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 23 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Meadows Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 38 people are in Meadows Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Meadows Township goes to work
Where Meadows Township clocks in
13% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Meadows Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Meadows Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Meadows Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meadows Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Meadows Township
About 19% 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.
Work in the towns next to Meadows Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meadows Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $133,056 |
| Nordick Township | under 7% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Manston Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Akron Township | under 7% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Nilsen Township | under 7% | — | — | 6 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nordick Township, Manston Township, Akron Township and Nilsen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meadows 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 Meadows Township: questions
What is the median household income in Meadows Township?
$133,056 (±$3,997) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meadows Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meadows Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meadows Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Breckenridge (19%, 12 mi), Wahpeton (13%, 12 mi), Wolverton (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meadows 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 Meadows Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meadows 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.