With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Slater Township works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Slater Township itself; outside it, Remer draws the most (11%, 5 miles). There are 21 jobs in Slater Township; 81 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Slater Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Slater Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
The places Slater Township commutes to
Where Slater Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Slater Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 21. 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 Slater Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Slater Township’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Slater Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 32% 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 Slater Township’s workers travel
About 33% 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.
The towns next door employ 16% of Slater Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Slater Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slater Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $79,688 |
| Remer | 11% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Rogers Township | under 3% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Remer Township | 5% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Remer, Salem Township, Rogers Township and Remer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Remer. Darker towns draw more of Slater 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 Slater Township: questions
What is the median household income in Slater Township?
$79,688 (±$11,680) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Slater Township?
12.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Slater Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Slater Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Remer (11%, 5 mi), Grand Rapids (10%, 22 mi), Remer Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Slater Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Slater Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Slater 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.