Zion Lutheran Church · Photo: J Ella · CC BY-SA 4.0Making a living in Shelly Township
Working residents average 48 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Shelly Township itself; outside it, Fargo draws the most (22%, 41 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Shelly Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Shelly Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Shelly Township’s residents
Where Shelly Township clocks in
22% of workers
17% of workers
11% 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.
From Shelly Township, about 48 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shelly Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 0% 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.
The commute from Shelly Township, by distance
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 Shelly Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shelly Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Township | – | — | — | 48 min | $68,750 |
| Hubbard Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Good Hope Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Halstad Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hubbard Township, Good Hope Township and Halstad Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shelly 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 Shelly Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shelly Township?
$68,750 (±$57,834) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shelly Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shelly Township?
48 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shelly Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (22%, 41 mi), Ada (17%, 16 mi), Grand Forks (11%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Shelly 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 Shelly Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shelly 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.