For more than half of its working residents, Spruce Township is a commute to Roseau
For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. Hardly any work in Spruce Township itself; outside it, Roseau draws the most (53%, 4 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 13 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Spruce Township: the figures worth knowing
Spruce Township is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Spruce Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Spruce Township has about 370 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Spruce Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota 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 231 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Spruce Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 230 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Spruce Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
Commuting from Spruce Township: about 13 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spruce Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 262 commuters (the 6% 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 Spruce Township ends
Where Spruce Township clocks in
53% of workers
14% 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.
In Spruce Township, 82% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
39 jobs are based in Spruce Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spruce Township, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 39. 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 Spruce Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Spruce Township
About 20% 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.
59% of Spruce Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spruce Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $85,682 |
| Roseau | 53% | C− | A− | 14 min | $60,217 |
| Jadis Township | 6% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Malung Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Enstrom Township | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jadis Township, Malung Township and Enstrom Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Roseau. Darker towns draw more of Spruce 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 Spruce Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spruce Township?
$85,682 (±$20,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spruce Township?
4.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spruce Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spruce Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roseau (53%, 4 mi), Warroad (14%, 16 mi), Jadis Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spruce 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 Spruce Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spruce 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.