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Minnesota›Hubbard County

Todd TownshipMN

A town of 1,515. 2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Minnesota town.

Is Todd Township a good place to live?

Todd Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Todd Township, above both the Minnesota town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 10 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher median age than Todd Township. Todd Township's schools rank behind 68% of the state's. On civic life, just 38 of Minnesota’s 572 towns do better. Todd Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Todd Township stand out

Where Todd Township beats most towns.

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Todd Township for work

Where Todd Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

41% → Park Rapids Park Rapids 41% 4% → Bemidji Bemidji 4% 4% → Fargo Fargo 4% 4% → Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes 4% 2% → Menahga Menahga 2% 2% → Henrietta Township Henrietta Township 2% Todd Township · 4% stay
223jobs based in Todd Township
4%of working residents work in town
7 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Todd Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Todd Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Todd Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Todd Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerItasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn13.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPark RapidsNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Todd Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPark Rapids Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHubbard County CourthouseHubbard County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5647056470 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Todd Township.

Who lives here

Older than Minnesota overall

People 65 and older are 32% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 19% of residents are under 18 in Todd Township, against 23% in Minnesota’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Todd Township has grown 3.7% since 2020, to 1,515 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.

49.7median age · MN 38.8
Todd TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Under 1819%23%22%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+34%33%29%
Todd TownshipMinnesotaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma2%
High school33%
Some college19%
Associate’s13%
Bachelor’s21%
Graduate13%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.8 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Todd Township
Todd TownshipMNU.S.
Under 1011.5%12.1%11.6%
10 to 177.9%10.7%10.3%
18 to 246.4%8.8%9.1%
25 to 349.6%13%13.7%
35 to 4411%13.5%13.2%
45 to 5410.2%11.6%12.2%
55 to 6412%12.9%12.7%
65 to 7417.5%10.2%10.2%
75 and older14.1%7%7%
No diploma1.7%6.1%10.4%
High school32.8%23.3%26%
Some college18.6%19.5%19.1%
Associate’s12.7%11.8%8.8%
Bachelor’s21%25.6%21.6%
Graduate13.2%13.8%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

Most of Todd Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Todd Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Todd Township is 18 minutes. Since 2013, Todd Township has added 107 jobs, to 223 in 2023.

4%work in town
Todd TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work18 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town3.9%9.8%8%
Work from home14%14%11%
Below the poverty line9%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Todd Township4%
Park Rapids41%
Bemidji4%
Fargo4%
Detroit Lakes4%
7 mi
median commute distance
223
jobs based in Todd Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Todd Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Todd Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Todd Township’s July high is 79°F.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–21°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–77°
Fall34–53°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Low risk in Todd Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthB

Residents of Todd Township are healthier than 59% of U.S. towns

Todd Township beats the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Todd Township. Only 8 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Todd Township.

59%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
Todd TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%30%36%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%16%17%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
3 better20 too close to call9 worse
What stands outTodd TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure82%76.1%
More adults getting a yearly checkup78.5%74.8%
More adults with heart disease8.5%5.9%
St. Josephs Area Health Services
3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsD

Todd Township has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation

5.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

0.4%conserved
Todd TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.4%4.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.50.4
0.4%
conserved · 77 of 18,523 acres
5.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Todd Township

17pages on Todd Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Todd Township; the nearest are

About Todd Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Todd Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,464 at the 2020 census. Todd Township was named for Smith Todd, an early settler.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
30 sq mi
Elevation
1,467 ft

Todd Township’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Todd Township.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownMN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Todd Township——C+—CB
Park Rapids#265C−B−C−CB−
Henrietta Township——C+—CB
Arago Township——————
Osage Township——————
Straight River Township——————

Todd Township and Henrietta Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Todd Township and Henrietta Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Arago Township, Osage Township and Straight River Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Todd Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Todd Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Todd Township, MN a good place to live?

2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Minnesota town.

Is Todd Township, MN expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.