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Jobs & commute in Roberts Township

Jobs, income and commuting in Roberts Township, MN

No jobs are based in Roberts Township in the Census job records; 36 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Roberts Township itself; outside it, Breckenridge draws the most (17%, 17 miles). The trip to work takes 23 minutes 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

Day and night

Roberts Township by day and by night

On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

36live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night94
Workday58
94live here− 36head out to work+ 0come in to work= 58on a workday

About 58 people are in Roberts Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 commute map

Where people from Roberts Township work

Rothsay: 2 residents work here (6%)Starbuck: 1 residents work here (3%)Breckenridge: 6 residents work here (17%)Pelican Rapids: 1 residents work here (3%)West St. Paul: 1 residents work here (3%)Thief River Falls: 1 residents work here (3%)Detroit Lakes: 1 residents work here (3%)Fergus Falls: 1 residents work here (3%)Moorhead: 2 residents work here (6%)Wahpeton: 3 residents work here (8%)Mitchell TownshipWolverton TownshipRoberts TownshipDeerhorn TownshipMcCauleyville TownshipEagle TownshipBreckenridgeWahpetonRothsayMoorheadStarbuckPelican RapidsRoberts Township
1
Breckenridge17.2 mi away
17%6
2
Wahpeton, ND16.4 mi away
8%3
3
Rothsay19.7 mi away
6%2
4
Moorhead25.1 mi away
6%2
5
Starbuck83.1 mi away
3%1
6
Pelican Rapids29.4 mi away
3%1
7
West St. Paul206.3 mi away
3%1
8
Thief River Falls113.8 mi away
3%1
9
Detroit Lakes45.4 mi away
3%1
10
Fergus Falls33.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%17
The top trips

Where Roberts Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

About 23 minutes each way for Roberts Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
179 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Roberts Township23 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
21%

of Roberts Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Roberts Township gets to work
92%Drive alone
8%Carpool

Share of the 26 commuters (the 21% 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Roberts Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBreckenridge: 17% · 17.2 miWahpeton: 8% · 16.4 miRothsay: 6% · 19.7 miMoorhead: 6% · 25.1 miStarbuck: 3% · 83.1 miPelican Rapids: 3% · 29.4 miWest St. Paul: 3% · 206.3 miThief River Falls: 3% · 113.8 miDetroit Lakes: 3% · 45.4 miFergus Falls: 3% · 33.1 miBreckenridge 17%Wahpeton 8%Rothsay 6%Moorhead 6%Starbuck 3%Roberts Township
Roberts TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi1 residents
49%10–24 mi17 residents
23%25–50 mi8 residents
26%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 26% 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

Work in the towns next to Roberts Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Deerhorn Township22 min
Wolverton Township22 min
Roberts Township23 min
McCauleyville Township24 min
Eagle Township26 min
Mitchell Township47 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownRoberts Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Roberts Township–——23 min$66,524
Mitchell Townshipunder 3%——47 min—
McCauleyville Townshipunder 3%——24 min—
Wolverton Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Deerhorn Townshipunder 3%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Mitchell Township, McCauleyville Township, Wolverton Township and Deerhorn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Roberts Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Roberts Township: questions

What is the median household income in Roberts Township?

$66,524 (±$385) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Roberts Township?

1.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Roberts Township?

23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Roberts Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Breckenridge (17%, 17 mi), Wahpeton (8%, 16 mi), Rothsay (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Roberts 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 Roberts Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Roberts Township

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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.