Most of Page Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
11% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Page Township has 136 jobs, and 375 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Page Township; the top destination outside it is Milaca (8%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Page Township apart on work
Getting to work from Page Township takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Page Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 435 commuters (the 11% 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.
Who commutes out of Page Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 367 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 128 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Page Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
The towns that employ Page Township’s residents
Where Page Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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 kinds of work in Page Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Page Township, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 136. 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 Page Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Page Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
The towns around Page Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Page Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $99,395 |
| Lakin Township | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Hayland Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Dailey Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Milaca Township | under 2% | A− | C | 31 min | $99,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lakin Township, Hayland Township and Dailey Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Page 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 Page Township: questions
What is the median household income in Page Township?
$99,395 (±$6,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Page Township?
5.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Page Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Page Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milaca (8%, 8 mi), Kathio Township (8%, 22 mi), St. Cloud (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Page Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Page Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Page 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.