Work and commuting in New Maine Township
10% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Hardly any work in New Maine Township itself; outside it, Thief River Falls draws the most (35%, 22 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in New Maine Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in New Maine Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 New Maine Township goes to work
Where New Maine 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.
A commute of about 21 minutes in New Maine Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Maine Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 10% 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 New Maine Township
About 20% 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.
Next door to New Maine Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Maine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Maine Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $80,625 |
| New Folden Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Spruce Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| East Park Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| West Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Folden Township, Spruce Valley Township, East Park Township and West Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Maine 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 New Maine Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Maine Township?
$80,625 (±$9,576) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Maine Township?
3.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Maine Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Maine Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (35%, 22 mi), Warren (5%, 26 mi), Newfolden (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around New Maine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Maine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Maine 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.