With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Sletten Township works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 13 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Employers in Sletten Township report 13 jobs for 64 working residents. Hardly any stay in Sletten Township for work; outside it, Crookston is the main destination (13%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Sletten Township
On a workday 64 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Sletten Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting out of Sletten Township: the destinations
Where Sletten Township clocks in
13% 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.
Goods jobs make up 69% of work in Sletten Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sletten Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 13. 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 Sletten Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Sletten Township: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sletten Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 17% 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.
Miles to work from Sletten Township
About 25% 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.
How Sletten Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sletten Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sletten Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $110,313 |
| Rosebud Township | under 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| King Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Gregory Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Winger Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosebud Township, King Township, Gregory Township and Winger Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sletten 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 Sletten Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sletten Township?
$110,313 (±$74,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sletten Township?
20.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sletten Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sletten Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crookston (13%, 38 mi), McIntosh (11%, 7 mi), Knute Township (11%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sletten Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sletten Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sletten 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.