Most of Strand Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
2% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. Employers in Strand Township report 14 jobs, and 26 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Strand Township itself; outside it, Mahnomen draws the most (8%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Strand Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 68 people are in Strand Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
The towns that employ Strand Township’s residents
Where Strand Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 79% of Strand Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Strand Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 14. 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 Strand Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes each way for Strand Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Strand Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 2% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Strand Township
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 Strand Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Strand Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strand Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $114,375 |
| Green Meadow Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Waukon Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Wild Rice Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Sundal Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Meadow Township, Waukon Township, Wild Rice Township and Sundal Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Strand 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 Strand Township: questions
What is the median household income in Strand Township?
$114,375 (±$55,973) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Strand Township?
2.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Strand Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Strand Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahnomen (8%, 14 mi), Ulen (8%, 20 mi), Ada (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Strand Township without a car?
6% 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 Strand Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Strand 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.