Nelson Park Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Nelson Park Township has 1 jobs, against 61 working residents. Hardly any work in Nelson Park Township itself; outside it, Thief River Falls draws the most (25%, 33 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Nelson Park Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 62 people are in Nelson Park Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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 Nelson Park Township goes to work
Where Nelson Park Township clocks in
10% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nelson Park Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Nelson Park Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Nelson Park Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nelson Park Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 15% 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 commute from Nelson Park Township, by distance
About 23% 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.
Around Nelson Park Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nelson Park Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Park Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $71,250 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Deerwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Wright Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Augsburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Deerwood Township, Wright Township and Augsburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nelson Park 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 Nelson Park Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nelson Park Township?
$71,250 (±$1,635) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nelson Park Township?
8.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nelson Park Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nelson Park Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (25%, 33 mi), Grand Forks (10%, 45 mi), Newfolden (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nelson Park 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 Nelson Park Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nelson Park 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.