Most of Pelan Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Pelan Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (20%, 41 miles). 4 jobs are based in Pelan Township, and 25 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 20% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pelan Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Pelan Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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 Pelan Township’s residents
Where Pelan Township clocks in
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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Pelan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pelan Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 4. 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 Pelan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pelan Township
of Pelan Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 20% 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.
The distance from Pelan Township to work
About 24% 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.
Work in the towns next to Pelan Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pelan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelan Township | – | — | — | — | $76,250 |
| Arveson Township | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Dewey Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Norway Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Deerwood Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arveson Township, Dewey Township, Norway Township and Deerwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pelan 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 Pelan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pelan Township?
$76,250 (±$21,801) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pelan Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pelan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (20%, 41 mi), Lancaster (16%, 20 mi), Karlstad (12%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pelan 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 Pelan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pelan 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.