Otter Tail Peninsula Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute from Otter Tail Peninsula Township lasts 23 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). There are 1 jobs in Otter Tail Peninsula Township; 31 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Otter Tail Peninsula Township itself; outside it, Cass Lake draws the most (23%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Otter Tail Peninsula Township
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Otter Tail Peninsula Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Otter Tail Peninsula Township ends
Where Otter Tail Peninsula Township clocks in
23% of workers
23% of workers
16% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Otter Tail Peninsula Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Otter Tail Peninsula Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Otter Tail Peninsula Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Otter Tail Peninsula Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 19% 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 Otter Tail Peninsula Township’s workers travel
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Otter Tail Peninsula Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Otter Tail Peninsula Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail Peninsula Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $93,750 |
| Wilkinson Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilkinson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Otter Tail Peninsula 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 2024, 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 Otter Tail Peninsula Township: questions
What is the median household income in Otter Tail Peninsula Township?
$93,750 (±$45,012) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Otter Tail Peninsula Township?
9.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Otter Tail Peninsula Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Otter Tail Peninsula Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cass Lake (23%, 11 mi), Pike Bay Township (23%, 11 mi), Bemidji (16%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Otter Tail Peninsula 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 Otter Tail Peninsula Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Otter Tail Peninsula Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.