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Jobs & commute in Turtle Creek Township

Most of Turtle Creek Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

15 jobs are based in Turtle Creek Township, against 117 working residents. Working residents average 30 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any work in Turtle Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Long Prairie (15%, 15 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

15 jobs based here
Household income
$58K
median · Minnesota $89K
Poverty
3.0%
Minnesota 9.3%
Unemployment
0.9%
Minnesota 4.1% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
30 min
Minnesota 23 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 117 working residents
Work from home
16%
Minnesota 18% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Turtle Creek Township by day and by night

On a workday 117 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.

117live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
15work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night280
Workday180
280live here− 120head out to work+ 15come in to work= 180on a workday

About 180 people are in Turtle Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that employ Turtle Creek Township’s residents

Browerville: 9 residents work here (8%)Motley: 5 residents work here (4%)RandallSebeka: 2 residents work here (2%)Long Prairie: 17 residents work here (15%)Staples: 5 residents work here (4%)Wadena: 4 residents work here (3%)Little Falls: 7 residents work here (6%)Alexandria: 4 residents work here (3%)St. Cloud: 5 residents work here (4%)Long Prairie Township: 7 residents work here (6%)Turtle Creek TownshipVillard TownshipLittle Elk TownshipLittle Sauk TownshipMoran TownshipThomastown TownshipEagle Valley TownshipWard TownshipCushing TownshipFawn Lake TownshipHartford TownshipLong PrairieBrowervilleLittle FallsLong Prairie TownshipMotleyStaplesTurtle Creek Township
1
Long Prairie14.8 mi away
15%17
2
Browerville9.5 mi away
8%9
3
Little Falls20.2 mi away
6%7
4
Long Prairie Township14.2 mi away
6%7
5
Motley12.6 mi away
4%5
6
Staples15.9 mi away
4%5
7
St. Cloud50.4 mi away
4%5
8
Wadena28.6 mi away
3%4
9
Alexandria37.9 mi away
3%4
10
Sebeka37.5 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%52
The top trips

Where Turtle Creek Township clocks in

15% of workers
14.8 mi awayLong Prairie17 Turtle Creek Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
9.5 mi awayBrowerville9 Turtle Creek Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
20.2 mi awayLittle Falls7 Turtle Creek Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Turtle Creek Township

Jobs based in Turtle Creek TownshipJobs Turtle Creek Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%39%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices0%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less7%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%26%
Over $3,333 a month53%56%

Who does it

29 or younger20%21%
30 to 5460%53%
55 and older20%26%
+275%

Jobs based in Turtle Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 15. 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 Turtle Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 30 minutes in Turtle Creek Township

A year of commuting
226 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Turtle Creek Township30 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
17%

of Turtle Creek Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Turtle Creek Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
5%Carpool
4%Walk

Share of the 91 commuters (the 17% 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 far

The commute from Turtle Creek Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi60 miLong Prairie: 15% · 14.8 miBrowerville: 8% · 9.5 miLittle Falls: 6% · 20.2 miLong Prairie Township: 6% · 14.2 miMotley: 4% · 12.6 miStaples: 4% · 15.9 miSt. Cloud: 4% · 50.4 miWadena: 3% · 28.6 miAlexandria: 3% · 37.9 miSebeka: 2% · 37.5 miLong Prairie 15%Browerville 8%Little Falls 6%Long Prairie Township 6%Motley 4%Turtle Creek Township
Turtle Creek TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi12 residents
42%10–24 mi49 residents
21%25–50 mi25 residents
26%Over 50 mi31 residents

About 26% 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

Turtle Creek Township and the towns next door

Ward Township: few work hereCushing Township: few work hereFawn Lake Township: few work hereLittle Elk Township: few work hereWard TownshipCushing TownshipFawn Lake TownshipLittle Elk TownshipTurtle Creek Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Fawn Lake Township29 min
Turtle Creek Township30 min
Ward Township34 min
Cushing Township36 min
Little Elk Township38 min
Ward Townshipunder 2% of Turtle Creek TownshipCushing Townshipunder 2% of Turtle Creek TownshipFawn Lake Townshipunder 2% of Turtle Creek TownshipLittle Elk Townshipunder 2% of Turtle Creek Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownTurtle Creek Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Turtle Creek Township–——30 min$57,969
Ward Townshipunder 2%——34 min—
Cushing Townshipunder 2%——36 min—
Fawn Lake Townshipunder 2%——29 min—
Little Elk Townshipunder 2%——38 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Ward Township, Cushing Township, Fawn Lake Township and Little Elk Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Turtle Creek Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Turtle Creek Township: questions

What is the median household income in Turtle Creek Township?

$57,969 (±$6,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Turtle Creek Township?

3.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Turtle Creek Township?

30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Turtle Creek Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Long Prairie (15%, 15 mi), Browerville (8%, 10 mi), Little Falls (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Turtle Creek Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Turtle Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Turtle Creek Township

Turtle Creek Township home →
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RankingsTop towns in MNShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.