Osage Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Osage Township has 155 jobs; 303 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Osage Township itself; outside it, Park Rapids draws the most (21%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Osage Township: the gist
Osage Township and Park Rapids trade workers both ways
Park Rapids is the top workplace for Osage Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Osage Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Osage Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 303 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Osage Township to work: where people go
Where Osage Township clocks in
21% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Osage Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osage Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 317 commuters (the 12% 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 many people are in Osage Township by day
On a workday 290 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 142 people come in from elsewhere.
About 750 people are in Osage Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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: 74% of jobs based in Osage Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osage Township, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 155. 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 Osage Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Osage Township
About 26% 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 to Osage Township
The biggest share goes to Two Inlets Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osage Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $64,000 |
| Two Inlets Township | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Green Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Carsonville Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Todd Township | 2% | C+ | C− | 18 min | $86,842 |
Same-state neighbors only. Two Inlets Township, Green Valley Township and Carsonville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osage 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 Osage Township: questions
What is the median household income in Osage Township?
$64,000 (±$9,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osage Township?
14.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osage Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osage Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (21%, 8 mi), Menahga (8%, 13 mi), Detroit Lakes (8%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Osage Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Osage Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osage 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.