Most of Oak Park Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Oak Park Township; the top destination outside it is Warren (23%, 14 miles). There are 10 jobs in Oak Park Township; 61 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, 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
Who leaves Oak Park Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 56 people are in Oak Park Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 towns that employ Oak Park Township’s residents
Where Oak Park 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.
100% of the jobs in Oak Park Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Park Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 10. 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 Oak Park Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Oak Park Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Park Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 2% 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 Oak Park Township
About 18% 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.
Work in the towns next to Oak Park Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Park Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $93,333 |
| Oslo | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Vega Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Higdem Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Big Woods Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oslo, Vega Township, Higdem Township and Big Woods Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Park 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 Oak Park Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Park Township?
$93,333 (±$11,014) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Park Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Park Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Park Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (23%, 14 mi), Stephen (11%, 18 mi), Argyle (11%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oak Park 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 Oak Park Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Park 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.