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Jobs & commute in Orange Township

Orange Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Employers in Orange Township report 6 jobs, against 168 working residents. Hardly any work in Orange Township; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (42%, 10 miles). For 36% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Orange Township on a workday

On a workday 168 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

168live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night350
Workday190
350live here− 170head out to work+ 6come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Orange Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Orange Township work

Carlos: 2 residents work here (1%)Villard: 3 residents work here (2%)Parkers PrairieOsakis: 16 residents work here (10%)Glenwood: 7 residents work here (4%)Fergus Falls: 2 residents work here (1%)Alexandria: 71 residents work here (42%)St. Cloud: 6 residents work here (4%)Hudson Township: 6 residents work here (4%)La Grand Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Lake Mary TownshipWest Union TownshipOsakis TownshipOrange TownshipWestport TownshipCarlos Township: 5 residents work here (3%)AlexandriaOsakisGlenwoodSt. CloudHudson TownshipCarlos TownshipOrange Township
1
Alexandria10.1 mi away
42%71
2
Osakis4.4 mi away
10%16
3
Glenwood13.7 mi away
4%7
4
St. Cloud53 mi away
4%6
5
Hudson Township6.5 mi away
4%6
6
Carlos Township13.6 mi away
3%5
7
Villard7.5 mi away
2%3
82%3
9
Carlos12.4 mi away
1%2
10
Fergus Falls53.7 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%47
The top trips

Where Orange 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.

The jobs

Orange Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Orange TownshipJobs Orange Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%25%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices50%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%21%
Over $3,333 a month67%60%

Who does it

29 or younger17%27%
30 to 5467%51%
55 and older17%22%
−40%

Jobs based in Orange Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 6. 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 Orange Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 23 minutes each way for Orange Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
173 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Orange Township23 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
36%

of Orange Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 4 in 10
How Orange Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
7%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 124 commuters (the 36% 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.

How far

Where in the region Orange Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miAlexandria: 42% · 10.1 miOsakis: 10% · 4.4 miGlenwood: 4% · 13.7 miSt. Cloud: 4% · 53 miHudson Township: 4% · 6.5 miCarlos Township: 3% · 13.6 miVillard: 2% · 7.5 miLa Grand Township: 2% · 14 miCarlos: 1% · 12.4 miFergus Falls: 1% · 53.7 miAlexandria 42%Osakis 10%Glenwood 4%St. Cloud 4%Hudson Township 4%Orange Township
Orange TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
44%Under 10 mi74 residents
31%10–24 mi52 residents
4%25–50 mi6 residents
21%Over 50 mi36 residents

About 21% 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.

Next door

Around Orange Township: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Hudson Township (4%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Osakis Township20 min
Orange Township23 min
Westport Township23 min
West Union Township23 min
Hudson Township24 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownOrange Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Orange Township–——23 min$87,065
Hudson Township4%——24 min—
Westport Townshipunder 2%——23 min—
Osakis Townshipunder 2%——20 min—
West Union Townshipunder 2%——23 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Hudson Township: not graded. Westport Township, Osakis Township and West Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Orange Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Orange Township: questions

What is the median household income in Orange Township?

$87,065 (±$32,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Orange Township?

3.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Orange Township?

23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Orange Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (42%, 10 mi), Osakis (10%, 4 mi), Glenwood (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Orange 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 Orange Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Orange Township

Orange Township home →

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.