Poplar River Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
6% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any stay in Poplar River Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (26%, 22 miles). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Poplar River Township
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Poplar River Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 per resident).
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 people from Poplar River Township work
Where Poplar River Township clocks in
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.
What work there is in Poplar River Township: 40 jobs
40 jobs are based in Poplar River Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Poplar River Township, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 40. 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 Poplar River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Poplar River Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Poplar River Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 commuters (the 6% 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.
Poplar River Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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 Poplar River Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Poplar River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar River Township | – | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Emardville Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lambert Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Terrebonne Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Badger Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Emardville Township, Lambert Township, Terrebonne Township and Badger Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Poplar River 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 Poplar River Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Poplar River Township?
20.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Poplar River Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Poplar River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (26%, 22 mi), Red Lake Falls (11%, 12 mi), Oklee (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Poplar River 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 Poplar River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Poplar River 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.