For about two in three of its working residents, North Township is a commute to Thief River Falls
There are 482 jobs in North Township for 387 working residents. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. A typical one-way commute lasts 14 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where North Township stands out on work
More than half of North Township works in Thief River Falls
254 working residents, 66%, have their main job in Thief River Falls, 2.1 miles away across the town line. That’s 13 times as many as work in North Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most North Township residents work close to home
74% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
53% of the jobs in North Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 40% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 387 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from North Township ends
Where North Township clocks in
2% of workers
2% 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.
Half of North Township commutes less than 3 miles
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.
What North Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Township, 2013 → 2023: 451 → 482. 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 North Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in North Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 367 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 462 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in North Township on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.25 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 14 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 259 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.
North Township and its neighbors: 66% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $87,083 |
| Thief River Falls | 66% | C+ | B+ | 10 min | $71,144 |
| Rocksbury Township | under 1% | B | C− | 12 min | $112,548 |
| Excel Township | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Norden Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Silverton Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Agder Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Excel Township, Norden Township, Silverton Township and Agder Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Thief River Falls. Darker towns draw more of North 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 North Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Township?
$87,083 (±$25,505) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Township?
11.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Township work?
5% work in town.
Can you get around North 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 North Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North 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.