Jobs, income and commuting in Poplar Township, MN
Commuters spend 41 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26. 5% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Hardly any work in Poplar Township; the top destination outside it is Pine River (14%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Poplar Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Poplar Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Poplar Township’s working residents head each day
Where Poplar Township clocks in
14% of workers
5% 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.
From Poplar Township, about 41 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Poplar Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Poplar Township
About 32% 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 Poplar Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Poplar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Township | – | — | — | 41 min | $57,500 |
| Byron Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Moose Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Ansel Township | under 4% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Lyons Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Byron Township, Moose Lake Township, Ansel Township and Lyons Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Poplar 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Poplar Township?
$57,500 (±$43,930) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Poplar Township?
4.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Poplar Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Poplar Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine River (14%, 17 mi), Baxter (6%, 27 mi), Hackensack (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Poplar 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Poplar 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.