With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Ripley Township works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Ripley Township itself; outside it, Little Falls draws the most (27%, 9 miles). Employers in Ripley Township report 136 jobs; 363 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ripley Township
Ripley Township and Little Falls trade workers both ways
Little Falls is the top workplace for Ripley Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Ripley Township come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Ripley Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical 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 363 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Ripley Township: the destinations
Where Ripley Township clocks in
27% of workers
13% 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.
The trip to work from Ripley Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ripley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 275 commuters (the 14% 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.
In and out of Ripley Township on a workday
On a workday 359 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Ripley Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Ripley Township makes things: 35% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ripley Township, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 136. 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 Ripley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Ripley Township, by distance
About 20% 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.
Work in the towns next to Ripley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ripley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $70,972 |
| Cushing Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Green Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Platte Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| St. Mathias Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Belle Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Fort Ripley Township | under 2% | C | C | 31 min | $75,000 |
| Fort Ripley | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cushing Township, Green Prairie Township, Platte Township, St. Mathias Township, Belle Prairie Township and Fort Ripley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ripley 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 Ripley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ripley Township?
$70,972 (±$13,515) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ripley Township?
7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ripley Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ripley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Falls (27%, 9 mi), St. Cloud (13%, 41 mi), Brainerd (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ripley Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ripley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ripley 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.