Pine Point Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Pine Point Township itself; outside it, Detroit Lakes draws the most (19%, 27 miles). Employers in Pine Point Township report 7 jobs; 68 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 10% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pine Point Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Pine Point Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Where the trip to work from Pine Point Township ends
Where Pine Point Township clocks in
19% of workers
16% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 43% of jobs based in Pine Point Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Point Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 7. 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 Pine Point Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Pine Point Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Point Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Pine Point Township
About 28% 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 Pine Point Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Point Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Point Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $46,250 |
| Two Inlets Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Round Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Carsonville Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Forest Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Two Inlets Township, Round Lake Township, Carsonville Township and Forest Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pine Point 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 Pine Point Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Point Township?
$46,250 (±$3,939) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Point Township?
35.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Point Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Point Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (19%, 27 mi), Mahnomen (16%, 35 mi), Callaway (9%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pine Point Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine Point Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine Point 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.