Most of Mitchell Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Employers in Mitchell Township report 7 jobs for 24 working residents. Hardly any work in Mitchell Township; the top destination outside it is Wahpeton (17%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Mitchell Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Mitchell Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Mitchell Township’s working residents head each day
Where Mitchell Township clocks in
17% of workers
13% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 86% of Mitchell Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mitchell Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 7. 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 Mitchell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 47 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mitchell Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 9% 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 Mitchell Township to work
About 42% 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.
Mitchell Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mitchell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Township | – | — | — | 47 min | $98,021 |
| Manston Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts Township | under 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Deerhorn Township | under 5% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Nordick Township | under 5% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Manston Township, Roberts Township, Deerhorn Township and Nordick Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mitchell 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 Mitchell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mitchell Township?
$98,021 (±$3,346) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mitchell Township?
8.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mitchell Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mitchell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wahpeton (17%, 16 mi), Fergus Falls (13%, 29 mi), Golden Valley (8%, 188 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mitchell 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 Mitchell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mitchell 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.