Most of Rice River Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. There are 9 jobs in Rice River Township, and 38 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Rice River Township itself; outside it, McGregor draws the most (11%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Rice River Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 98 people are in Rice River Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The towns that employ Rice River Township’s residents
Where Rice River Township clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Rice River Township: what the 9 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rice River Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 9. 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 Rice River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Rice River Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rice River Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 3% 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 commute from Rice River Township, by distance
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.
Rice River Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rice River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice River Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $56,875 |
| Spalding Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Lee Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| White Pine Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Beaver Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spalding Township, Lee Township, White Pine Township and Beaver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rice 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 Rice River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rice River Township?
$56,875 (±$27,462) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rice River Township?
10.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rice River Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rice River Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McGregor (11%, 11 mi), Aitkin (11%, 22 mi), Bloomington (5%, 113 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rice 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 Rice River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rice 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.