With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Oak Township works elsewhere
There are 92 jobs in Oak Township for 297 working residents. Only 3% work in Oak Township; the top destination outside it is Melrose (19%, 7 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Oak Township, in a few figures
Oak Township and Melrose trade workers both ways
Melrose is the top workplace for Oak Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Oak Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Oak Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (17 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 297 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Oak Township: the destinations
Where Oak Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
How long Oak Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 commuters (the 19% 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.
In and out of Oak Township on a workday
On a workday 289 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Oak Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Making and building: 38% of jobs based in Oak Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Township, 2013 → 2023: 126 → 92. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Oak Township’s workers travel
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.
The towns around Oak Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $89,219 |
| Freeport | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Grove Township | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Millwood Township | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| St. Martin Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Albany Township | under 3% | A | C | 26 min | $127,946 |
Same-state neighbors only. Freeport, Grove Township and St. Martin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Millwood Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Grove Township. Darker towns draw more of Oak 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Township?
$89,219 (±$17,910) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Township?
2.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Melrose (19%, 7 mi), St. Cloud (10%, 27 mi), Albany (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oak 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak 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.