Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Nevis Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 61 jobs in Nevis Township, and 414 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Nevis Township is better than 33% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (B−). Only 2% stay in Nevis Township for work; outside it, Park Rapids is the main destination (22%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Nevis Township in brief
Nevis Township is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Nevis Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nevis Township has about 830 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Nevis Township and Park Rapids trade workers both ways
Park Rapids is the top workplace for Nevis Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Nevis Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 414 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Nevis Township earns its Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Nevis Township’s grade up (6.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.3%) is left out: Nevis Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Nevis Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
In and out of Nevis Township on a workday
On a workday 406 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 830 people are in Nevis Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Nevis Township work
Where Nevis Township clocks in
22% 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.
Nevis Township works in goods: 48% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nevis Township, 2014 → 2024: 54 → 61. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Nevis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Nevis Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nevis Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 312 commuters (the 17% 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.
Nevis Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 25% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Nevis Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 375 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.4% of Nevis Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Nevis Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,231st of 4,312: where Nevis Township ranks among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,229 | Rossville KS | 1,088 | $54K | 8.3% | 8.8% | 3% | C |
| 2,230 | Clara City MN | 1,397 | $64K | 7.3% | 2.2% | 14% | C |
| 2,231 | Nevis Township MN | 1,179 | $70K | 6.7% | 2.3% | 2% | C |
| 2,232 | Columbia Township PA | 1,161 | $70K | 7.7% | 0.6% | 1% | C |
| 2,233 | Franklin VT | 1,425 | $80K | 8.6% | 3.2% | 6% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Nevis Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
How Nevis Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nevis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevis Township | – | C | B− | 24 min | $69,500 |
| Henrietta Township | 2% | C− | B | 16 min | $72,500 |
| Crow Wing Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| White Oak Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Mantrap Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crow Wing Lake Township, White Oak Township and Mantrap Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Henrietta Township. Darker towns draw more of Nevis 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 2024, 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 Nevis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nevis Township?
$69,500 (±$5,250) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nevis Township?
6.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nevis Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nevis Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (22%, 9 mi), Nevis (8%, 3 mi), Shingobee Township (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Nevis Township walkable?
Nevis Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nevis Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nevis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nevis Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.