Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Tintah Township works elsewhere
14% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. 3 jobs are based in Tintah Township; 13 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Tintah Township; the top destination outside it is Wheaton (38%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Tintah Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Tintah Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Commuting out of Tintah Township: the destinations
Where Tintah Township clocks in
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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Tintah Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tintah Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 3. 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 Tintah Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Tintah Township
of Tintah Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Tintah Township works
About 38% 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.
Tintah Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tintah Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tintah Township | – | — | — | — | $69,531 |
| North Ottawa Township | under 8% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Taylor Township | under 8% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Redpath Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Champion Township | under 8% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Ottawa Township, Taylor Township, Redpath Township and Champion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tintah 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 Tintah Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tintah Township?
$69,531 (±$28,894) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tintah Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Tintah Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheaton (38%, 14 mi), Rothsay (8%, 34 mi), Spicer (8%, 84 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tintah 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 Tintah Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tintah 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.