Most of Riceville Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 7% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Employers in Riceville Township report 3 jobs; 39 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Riceville Township for work; outside it, Detroit Lakes is the main destination (26%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Riceville Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Riceville Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Riceville Township’s working residents head each day
Where Riceville Township clocks in
26% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Riceville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riceville Township, 2014 → 2024: 4 → 3. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Riceville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Riceville Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riceville Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Riceville Township
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Riceville Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riceville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riceville Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $93,125 |
| Atlanta Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Callaway Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hamden Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Cuba Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Atlanta Township, Spring Creek Township, Callaway Township, Hamden Township and Cuba Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riceville 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 2024, 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 Riceville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Riceville Township?
$93,125 (±$44,115) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riceville Township?
2.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riceville Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riceville Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (26%, 16 mi), Park Rapids (8%, 45 mi), Fargo (8%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Riceville 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 Riceville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riceville Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.