Oteneagen Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Oteneagen Township itself; outside it, Deer River draws the most (18%, 8 miles). There are 5 jobs in Oteneagen Township; 109 of its residents have a job. 9% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Oteneagen Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Oteneagen Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Out of Oteneagen Township to work: where people go
Where Oteneagen Township clocks in
18% of workers
15% 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 Oteneagen Township, 60% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oteneagen Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 5. 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 Oteneagen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes to work from Oteneagen Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oteneagen Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 109 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.
How far Oteneagen Township’s workers travel
About 34% 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.
Around Oteneagen Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Morse Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oteneagen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oteneagen Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $74,688 |
| Bowstring Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Deer River Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Morse Township | 6% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bowstring Township, Deer River Township and Morse Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oteneagen 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 Oteneagen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oteneagen Township?
$74,688 (±$27,446) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oteneagen Township?
10.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oteneagen Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oteneagen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Deer River (18%, 8 mi), Grand Rapids (15%, 20 mi), Morse Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oteneagen Township without a car?
2% 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 Oteneagen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oteneagen 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.