Poppleton Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 16% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. There are 5 jobs in Poppleton Township for 49 working residents. Working residents average 21 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
Poppleton Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87 people are in Poppleton Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
22% of working residents work in Lancaster
Where Poppleton Township clocks in
22% 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.
Most jobs in Poppleton Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Poppleton Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 Poppleton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Poppleton Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Poppleton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 16% 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 Poppleton Township to work
About 37% 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 is work for 22% of Poppleton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Poppleton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poppleton Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $107,500 |
| Cannon Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lancaster | 22% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| St. Joseph Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Hazelton Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Granville Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cannon Township, Lancaster, St. Joseph Township, Hazelton Township and Granville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lancaster. Darker towns draw more of Poppleton 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 Poppleton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Poppleton Township?
$107,500 (±$55,554) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Poppleton Township?
6.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Poppleton Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Poppleton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (22%, 3 mi), Karlstad (14%, 21 mi), Thief River Falls (14%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Poppleton 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 Poppleton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Poppleton 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.