Making a living in Thorpe Township
Home is the office for 54% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any stay in Thorpe Township for work; outside it, Bemidji is the main destination (25%, 26 miles). Thorpe Township has 12 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Thorpe Township by day and by night
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Thorpe Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Thorpe Township to work: where people go
Where Thorpe Township clocks in
25% of workers
17% 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.
Working from home in Thorpe Township
of Thorpe Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 commuters (the 54% 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.
The commute from Thorpe Township, by distance
About 33% 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.
The towns around Thorpe Township
The biggest share goes to Clay Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thorpe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Steamboat River Township | under 9% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Clay Township | 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Mantrap Township | under 9% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Hendrickson Township | under 9% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Steamboat River Township, Clay Township, Mantrap Township and Hendrickson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thorpe 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 Thorpe Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Thorpe Township?
58.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Thorpe Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bemidji (25%, 26 mi), Park Rapids (17%, 16 mi), Thief River Falls (8%, 92 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thorpe Township without a car?
0% 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 Thorpe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thorpe 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.