Otto Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
16 jobs are based in Otto Township, and 253 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Otto Township for work; outside it, Perham is the main destination (23%, 9 miles). Home is the office for 12% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Otto Township apart
Who leaves Otto Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Otto Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Otto Township to work: where people go
Where Otto Township clocks in
23% of workers
20% of workers
10% 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.
Otto Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Otto Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 16. 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 Otto Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Otto Township: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Otto Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 244 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 miles Otto Township commutes
About 17% 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 Otto Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Otto Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $86,429 |
| Newton Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Rush Lake Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 20 min | $75,000 |
| Pine Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Leaf Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newton Township, Pine Lake Township and Leaf Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Otto 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 Otto Township: questions
What is the median household income in Otto Township?
$86,429 (±$17,918) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Otto Township?
8.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Otto Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Otto Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perham (23%, 9 mi), New York Mills (20%, 5 mi), Wadena (10%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Otto 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 Otto Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Otto 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.