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Jobs & commute in Nereson Township

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Nereson Township works elsewhere

6 jobs are based in Nereson Township, against 20 working residents. Hardly any work in Nereson Township; the top destination outside it is Greenbush (30%, 12 miles). For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Nereson Township

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night52
Workday38
52live here− 20head out to work+ 6come in to work= 38on a workday

About 38 people are in Nereson Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.30jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Nereson Township commutes to

Greenbush: 6 residents work here (30%)Karlstad: 2 residents work here (10%)Hallock: 1 residents work here (5%)Red Lake FallsLancaster: 1 residents work here (5%)Blackduck: 1 residents work here (5%)Roseau: 3 residents work here (15%)Warroad: 2 residents work here (10%)Staples: 1 residents work here (5%)Thief River Falls: 1 residents work here (5%)CohassetEagan: 1 residents work here (5%)Stokes TownshipBarnett TownshipNereson TownshipPoplar Grove TownshipGrimstad TownshipComo TownshipSkagen TownshipGreenbushRoseauKarlstadWarroadHallockLancasterNereson Township
1
Greenbush11.7 mi away
30%6
2
Roseau14.1 mi away
15%3
3
Karlstad27.6 mi away
10%2
4
Warroad32.2 mi away
10%2
5
Hallock46.6 mi away
5%1
6
Lancaster41.7 mi away
5%1
7
Blackduck90.7 mi away
5%1
8
Staples167.3 mi away
5%1
9
Thief River Falls40.5 mi away
5%1
10
Eagan297 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
5%1
The top trips

Where Nereson 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.

The jobs

Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Nereson Township

Jobs based in Nereson TownshipJobs Nereson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%5%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices0%75%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month83%30%
Over $3,333 a month17%60%

Who does it

29 or younger50%20%
30 to 5417%50%
55 and older33%30%
+200%

Jobs based in Nereson Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 6. 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 Nereson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Nereson Township

Working from home
5%

of Nereson Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Nereson Township gets to work
70%Drive alone
30%Walk

Share of the 20 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

How many miles Nereson Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGreenbush: 30% · 11.7 miRoseau: 15% · 14.1 miKarlstad: 10% · 27.6 miWarroad: 10% · 32.2 miHallock: 5% · 46.6 miLancaster: 5% · 41.7 miBlackduck: 5% · 90.7 miStaples: 5% · 167.3 miThief River Falls: 5% · 40.5 miEagan: 5% · 297 miGreenbush 30%Roseau 15%Karlstad 10%Warroad 10%Hallock 5%Nereson Township
Nereson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi1 residents
45%10–24 mi9 residents
35%25–50 mi7 residents
15%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 15% 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.

Next door

Around Nereson Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Grimstad Township22 min
Barnett Township23 min
Poplar Grove Township25 min
Stokes Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownNereson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Nereson Township–———$88,542
Grimstad Townshipunder 5%——22 min—
Barnett Townshipunder 5%——23 min—
Stokes Townshipunder 5%——29 min—
Poplar Grove Townshipunder 5%——25 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Grimstad Township, Barnett Township, Stokes Township and Poplar Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Nereson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Nereson Township: questions

What is the median household income in Nereson Township?

$88,542 (±$24,998) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Nereson Township?

0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Nereson Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenbush (30%, 12 mi), Roseau (15%, 14 mi), Karlstad (10%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Nereson 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 Nereson Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Nereson Township

Nereson Township home →

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.