Roosevelt Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 4% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Employers in Roosevelt Township report 20 jobs, against 229 working residents. Hardly any work in Roosevelt Township itself; outside it, Brainerd draws the most (16%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Roosevelt Township stands out on work
Roosevelt Township is a place people come home to
There are 20 jobs based in Roosevelt Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Roosevelt Township has about 410 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Roosevelt Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Roosevelt 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 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Roosevelt Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 227 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Roosevelt 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.
About 30 minutes each way for Roosevelt Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roosevelt Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 231 commuters (the 4% 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.
Where the trip to work from Roosevelt Township ends
Where Roosevelt Township clocks in
16% 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.
Roosevelt Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roosevelt Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 20. 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 Roosevelt Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Roosevelt Township works
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.
13% of Roosevelt Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roosevelt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $79,167 |
| Platte Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Garrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Vineland | under 2% | — | — | 6 min | — |
| Richardson Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Kathio Township | 13% | D | C+ | 19 min | $62,692 |
Same-state neighbors only. Platte Lake Township, Garrison Township and Richardson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Vineland: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Kathio Township. Darker towns draw more of Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt Township: questions
What is the median household income in Roosevelt Township?
$79,167 (±$17,682) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roosevelt Township?
6.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roosevelt Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roosevelt Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brainerd (16%, 20 mi), Kathio Township (13%, 6 mi), Baxter (9%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roosevelt Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roosevelt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roosevelt 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.