Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of St. Olaf Township works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). 39 jobs are based in St. Olaf Township, and 158 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in St. Olaf Township for work; outside it, Fergus Falls is the main destination (25%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of St. Olaf Township on a workday
On a workday 157 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in St. Olaf Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 St. Olaf Township: the destinations
Where St. Olaf Township clocks in
25% 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 St. Olaf Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 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 St. Olaf Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from St. Olaf Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Olaf Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 138 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.
Miles to work from St. Olaf Township
About 26% 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.
Around St. Olaf Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Olaf Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Olaf Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $76,250 |
| Tordenskjold Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Tumuli Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pelican Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Eagle Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tordenskjold Township, Tumuli Township, Pelican Lake Township and Eagle Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. Olaf Township?
$76,250 (±$29,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Olaf Township?
4.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Olaf Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Olaf Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fergus Falls (25%, 15 mi), Alexandria (10%, 29 mi), Battle Lake (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Olaf Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Olaf Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Olaf 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.