Sugar Bush Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
9% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Sugar Bush Township report 11 jobs for 163 working residents. Hardly any work in Sugar Bush Township itself; outside it, Detroit Lakes draws the most (27%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Sugar Bush Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 163 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Sugar Bush Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 the trip to work from Sugar Bush Township ends
Where Sugar Bush Township clocks in
27% of workers
10% 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.
Sugar Bush Township works in goods: 36% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sugar Bush Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 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 Sugar Bush Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Sugar Bush Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sugar Bush Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 191 commuters (the 9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sugar Bush Township
About 36% 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.
Next door to Sugar Bush Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sugar Bush Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Bush Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $62,841 |
| Round Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Maple Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Holmesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Eagle View Township | under 2% | — | — | 54 min | — |
| Callaway Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Height of Land Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Richwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Round Lake Township, Maple Grove Township, Holmesville Township, Eagle View Township, Callaway Township, Height of Land Township and Richwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sugar Bush 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 Sugar Bush Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sugar Bush Township?
$62,841 (±$6,124) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sugar Bush Township?
12.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sugar Bush Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sugar Bush Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (27%, 16 mi), Mahnomen (10%, 26 mi), Fargo (6%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sugar Bush 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 Sugar Bush Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sugar Bush 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.