Most of Oakland Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Oakland Township report 16 jobs for 79 working residents. Hardly any stay in Oakland Township for work; outside it, Mahnomen is the main destination (29%, 14 miles). For 10% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Oakland Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Oakland Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Oakland Township’s residents
Where Oakland Township clocks in
29% of workers
5% 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.
In Oakland Township, 63% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakland Township, 2014 → 2024: 18 → 16. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Oakland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Oakland Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakland Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 124 commuters (the 10% 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.
The distance from Oakland Township to work
About 32% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Oakland Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $85,625 |
| Maple Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lake Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Little Elbow Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| La Garde Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Grove Township, Lake Grove Township, Little Elbow Township and La Garde Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oakland 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 2024, 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 Oakland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oakland Township?
$85,625 (±$14,938) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakland Township?
7.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakland Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahnomen (29%, 14 mi), Twin Lakes Township (6%, 10 mi), Fargo (5%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Oakland Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oakland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakland Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.