With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Oak Valley Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Oak Valley Township itself; outside it, Wadena draws the most (14%, 10 miles). 9 jobs are based in Oak Valley Township, and 152 of its residents work somewhere. 2% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Oak Valley Township by day
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Oak Valley 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.
Commuting out of Oak Valley Township: the destinations
Where Oak Valley Township clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 56% of jobs based in Oak Valley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 9. 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 Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Oak Valley Township spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Valley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 116 commuters (the 3% 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 Valley Township
About 19% 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 Valley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Valley Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $65,000 |
| Stowe Prairie Township | under 4% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Compton Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Inman Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Woodside Township | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stowe Prairie Township, Compton Township, Inman Township and Woodside Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Valley 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 Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Valley Township?
$65,000 (±$6,593) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Valley Township?
22.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Valley Township?
23 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 Valley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wadena (14%, 10 mi), Perham (13%, 26 mi), Henning (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oak Valley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Valley 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.