With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Orton Township works elsewhere
There are 4 jobs in Orton Township; 69 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Orton Township for work; outside it, Menahga is the main destination (36%, 13 miles). Home is the office for 9% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Orton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Orton 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.
Commuting out of Orton Township: the destinations
Where Orton Township clocks in
36% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
Orton Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orton Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 4. 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 Orton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 56 minutes to work from Orton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 85 commuters (the 9% 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 Orton Township
About 30% 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.
How Orton Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Nimrod (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orton Township | – | — | — | 56 min | $58,750 |
| Huntersville Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Lyons Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ansel Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Meadow Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Nimrod | 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Huntersville Township, Lyons Township, Ansel Township, Meadow Township and Nimrod: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orton 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 Orton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Orton Township?
$58,750 (±$22,333) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orton Township?
7.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orton Township?
56 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Menahga (36%, 13 mi), Park Rapids (9%, 19 mi), Alexandria (4%, 61 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Orton Township without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orton 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.