Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0About half of Osakis Township’s working residents commute to Alexandria
Home is the office for 8% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Hardly any work in Osakis Township; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (47%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Osakis Township apart on work
Where Osakis Township’s working residents head each day
Where Osakis Township clocks in
47% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Osakis Township
On a workday 304 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Osakis Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.36 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
66% of the jobs in Osakis Township pay over $3,333 a month
109 jobs are based in Osakis Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osakis Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 109. 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 Osakis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Osakis Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osakis Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 306 commuters (the 8% 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 commute from Osakis Township, by distance
About 20% 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 Osakis Township
The biggest share goes to Osakis (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osakis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osakis Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $90,417 |
| Osakis | 4% | D | C+ | 25 min | $50,833 |
| Belle River Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Nelson | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Gordon Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Alexandria Township | under 2% | A− | C | 21 min | $93,864 |
| Orange Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Belle River Township, Nelson, Gordon Township and Orange Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osakis 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 Osakis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Osakis Township?
$90,417 (±$19,225) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osakis Township?
9.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osakis Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osakis Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Osakis Township without a car?
0% 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 Osakis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osakis 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.