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Jobs & commute in Otter Tail Peninsula Township

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

Day and night

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.

31live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night64
Workday34
64live here− 31head out to work+ 1come in to work= 34on a workday

About 34 people are in Otter Tail Peninsula Township on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Otter Tail Peninsula Township ends

Cass Lake: 7 residents work here (23%)TenstrikeBemidji: 5 residents work here (16%)Baxter: 1 residents work here (3%)St. Cloud: 1 residents work here (3%)Bloomington: 1 residents work here (3%)Eden Prairie: 1 residents work here (3%)Minneapolis: 2 residents work here (6%)Eckles Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Otter Tail Peninsula TownshipShingobee Township: 2 residents work here (6%)Wilkinson TownshipPike Bay Township: 7 residents work here (23%)Cass LakePike Bay TownshipBemidjiMinneapolisShingobee TownshipBaxterOtter Tail Peninsula Township
1
Cass Lake10.9 mi away
23%7
2
Pike Bay Township10.8 mi away
23%7
3
Bemidji26 mi away
16%5
4
Minneapolis170.2 mi away
6%2
56%2
6
Baxter66.2 mi away
3%1
7
St. Cloud122.9 mi away
3%1
8
Bloomington178.3 mi away
3%1
9
Eden Prairie175.1 mi away
3%1
10
Eckles Township33.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
10%3
The top trips

Where Otter Tail Peninsula Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Otter Tail Peninsula Township

Jobs based in Otter Tail Peninsula TownshipJobs Otter Tail Peninsula Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%13%
Trade, transport & utilities0%13%
Services: health, schools, offices100%74%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%55%
Over $3,333 a month100%35%

Who does it

29 or younger0%19%
30 to 540%58%
55 and older100%23%

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.

Time on the road

About 23 minutes each way for Otter Tail Peninsula Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
178 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Otter Tail Peninsula Township23 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
19%

of Otter Tail Peninsula Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Otter Tail Peninsula Township gets to work
68%Drive alone
14%Carpool
18%Walk

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

How far Otter Tail Peninsula Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCass Lake: 23% · 10.9 miPike Bay Township: 23% · 10.8 miBemidji: 16% · 26 miMinneapolis: 6% · 170.2 miShingobee Township: 6% · 18 miBaxter: 3% · 66.2 miSt. Cloud: 3% · 122.9 miBloomington: 3% · 178.3 miEden Prairie: 3% · 175.1 miEckles Township: 3% · 33.1 miCass Lake 23%Pike Bay Township 23%Bemidji 16%Minneapolis 6%Shingobee Township 6%Otter Tail Peninsula Township
Otter Tail Peninsula TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi2 residents
55%10–24 mi17 residents
13%25–50 mi4 residents
26%Over 50 mi8 residents

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

Next door to Otter Tail Peninsula Township

Wilkinson Township: few work hereWilkinson TownshipOtter Tail Peninsula Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownOtter Tail Peninsula Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Otter Tail Peninsula Township–——23 min$93,750
Wilkinson Townshipunder 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

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.

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Beyond the commute

More of Otter Tail Peninsula Township

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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.