With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of New Solum Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Employers in New Solum Township report 20 jobs, and 137 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in New Solum Township itself; outside it, Thief River Falls draws the most (39%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of New Solum Township
On a workday 136 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in New Solum Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The places New Solum Township commutes to
Where New Solum 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.
New Solum Township makes things: 40% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Solum Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 20. 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 New Solum Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for New Solum Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Solum Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from New Solum Township
About 17% 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.
New Solum Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Solum Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Solum Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $83,250 |
| Viking Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Norden Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Excel Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| New Folden Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Viking Township, Norden Township, Excel Township and New Folden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Solum 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 New Solum Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Solum Township?
$83,250 (±$6,579) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Solum Township?
6.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Solum Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Solum Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (39%, 10 mi), Newfolden (6%, 9 mi), Warren (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Solum Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Solum Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Solum 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.