Thief River Falls draws about half of Star Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Star Township for work; outside it, Thief River Falls is the main destination (50%, 24 miles). 4% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Working residents average 52 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Star Township
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46 people are in Star Township on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.
0.06 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.
Where Star Township goes to work
Where Star Township clocks in
4% 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.
Star Township works in goods: 67% of its jobs
3 jobs are based in Star Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Star Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 3. 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 Star Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 52 minutes from Star Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Star Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 5% 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 Star Township, by distance
About 21% 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.
Star Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Star Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Township | – | — | — | 52 min | $60,000 |
| Reiner Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Hickory Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Highlanding Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Reiner Township, Hickory Township and Highlanding Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Star 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 Star Township: questions
What is the median household income in Star Township?
$60,000 (±$32,215) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Star Township?
8.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Star Township?
52 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Star Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Star 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 Star Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Star 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.