District No. 182 School · Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Sverdrup Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
21 jobs are based in Sverdrup Township; 216 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Sverdrup Township itself; outside it, Fergus Falls draws the most (30%, 12 miles). 7% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Sverdrup Township: the gist
Sverdrup Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Sverdrup Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sverdrup Township has about 450 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
30% of Sverdrup Township works in Fergus Falls
64 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Fergus Falls, 12 miles away. That’s 30 times as many as work in Sverdrup Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 216 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Sverdrup Township on a workday
On a workday 214 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Sverdrup Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Out of Sverdrup Township to work: where people go
Where Sverdrup Township clocks in
30% of workers
10% 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: 67% of Sverdrup Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sverdrup Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 21. 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 Sverdrup Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sverdrup Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 228 commuters (the 7% 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.
How many miles Sverdrup Township commutes
About 23% 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.
Work next door: 10% of Sverdrup Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sverdrup Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sverdrup Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $72,250 |
| Underwood | 10% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Aurdal Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 18 min | $123,229 |
| Everts Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Maine Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Tordenskjold Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Underwood, Everts Township, Maine Township and Tordenskjold Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Underwood. Darker towns draw more of Sverdrup 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 Sverdrup Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sverdrup Township?
$72,250 (±$9,400) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sverdrup Township?
1.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sverdrup Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sverdrup Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fergus Falls (30%, 12 mi), Battle Lake (13%, 6 mi), Underwood (10%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sverdrup Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sverdrup Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sverdrup 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.