Straight River Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Working residents average 18 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 159 jobs are based in Straight River Township, against 340 working residents. Only 4% work in Straight River Township itself; outside it, Park Rapids draws the most (36%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Straight River Township, in a few figures
A lot of Straight River Township works one town over
40% of working residents work in a town that borders Straight River Township: Park Rapids (36%) and Todd Township (4%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Straight River Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 38 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 340 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily trip from Straight River Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Straight River Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 345 commuters (the 12% 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.
Straight River Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 328 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Straight River Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Straight River Township goes to work
Where Straight River Township clocks in
36% of workers
6% 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.
91% of the jobs in Straight River Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Straight River Township, 2013 → 2023: 156 → 159. 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 Straight River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Straight River Township commutes
About 22% 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.
Straight River Township and its neighbors: 40% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Straight River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight River Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $78,250 |
| Park Rapids | 36% | D− | A− | 26 min | $44,747 |
| Hubbard Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Green Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Blueberry Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Todd Township | 4% | C+ | C− | 18 min | $86,842 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hubbard Township, Green Valley Township and Blueberry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Park Rapids. Darker towns draw more of Straight River 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 Straight River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Straight River Township?
$78,250 (±$7,868) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Straight River Township?
9.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Straight River Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Straight River Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (36%, 6 mi), Detroit Lakes (6%, 35 mi), Henrietta Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Straight River Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Straight River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Straight River 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.