Gran Evangelical Lutheran Church · Photo: SH5544 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Popple Township works elsewhere
62 jobs are based in Popple Township, against 249 working residents. Only 1% work in Popple Township; the top destination outside it is Bagley (25%, 4 miles). 7% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Popple Township, in brief
Popple Township and Bagley trade workers both ways
Bagley is the top workplace for Popple Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Popple Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Popple Township is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Popple Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Popple Township has about 350 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Popple Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 249 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Popple Township commutes to
Where Popple Township clocks in
25% of workers
21% of workers
4% 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.
How a workday changes Popple Township
On a workday 246 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Popple Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
From Popple Township, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Popple Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 194 commuters (the 7% 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.
What Popple Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Popple Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 62. 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 Popple Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Popple Township
About 29% 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.
Popple Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Popple Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popple Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $91,563 |
| Eddy Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Columbia Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Copley Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Falk Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Ebro | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Island Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eddy Township, Columbia Township, Copley Township, Falk Township and Island Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Ebro: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Popple 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 Popple Township: questions
What is the median household income in Popple Township?
$91,563 (±$9,044) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Popple Township?
4.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Popple Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Popple Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bagley (25%, 4 mi), Bemidji (21%, 28 mi), Mahnomen (4%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Popple 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 Popple Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Popple 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.