Work means Thief River Falls for about two in three of Sanders Township’s working residents
A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Hardly any stay in Sanders Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (68%, 7 miles). Employers in Sanders Township report 10 jobs, against 177 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sanders Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 177 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Sanders Township on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.
0.06 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 places Sanders Township commutes to
Where Sanders 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.
What Sanders Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sanders Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 10. 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 Sanders Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Sanders Township spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sanders Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 92 commuters (the 19% 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.
Half of Sanders Township commutes less than 7 miles
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.
Sanders Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Black River Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sanders Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $101,094 |
| Black River Township | 1% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Norden Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Rocksbury Township | 1% | B | C− | 12 min | $112,548 |
| Bray Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Black River Township, Norden Township and Bray Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sanders 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 Sanders Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sanders Township?
$101,094 (±$7,505) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sanders Township?
7.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sanders Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sanders Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Sanders 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 Sanders Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sanders 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.