Stokes Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
11 jobs are based in Stokes Township; 81 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Stokes Township; the top destination outside it is Bigfork (11%, 5 miles). The average commute takes 53 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
Who commutes out of Stokes Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Stokes Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Stokes Township goes to work
Where Stokes Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Stokes Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stokes Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 11. 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 Stokes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 53 minutes to work from Stokes Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stokes Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 21% 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.
Stokes Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 41% 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.
Stokes Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bigfork Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stokes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes Township | – | — | — | 53 min | $65,625 |
| Marcell Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lake Jessie Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Bigfork Township | 7% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marcell Township, Lake Jessie Township and Bigfork Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stokes 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 Stokes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stokes Township?
$65,625 (±$22,744) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stokes Township?
15.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stokes Township?
53 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stokes Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bigfork (11%, 5 mi), Grand Rapids (10%, 31 mi), Bigfork Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stokes Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stokes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stokes 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.