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Jobs & commute in Two Inlets Township

With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Two Inlets Township works elsewhere

Employers in Two Inlets Township report 36 jobs, and 64 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Two Inlets Township; the top destination outside it is Park Rapids (23%, 11 miles). Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Two Inlets Township

On a workday 63 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.

63live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
35work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday180
210live here− 63head out to work+ 35come in to work= 180on a workday

About 180 people are in Two Inlets Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.56jobs 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 places Two Inlets Township commutes to

FrazeeFosstonPerham: 2 residents work here (3%)Menahga: 4 residents work here (6%)Wadena: 2 residents work here (3%)Park Rapids: 15 residents work here (23%)Detroit Lakes: 3 residents work here (5%)Bemidji: 3 residents work here (5%)MoorheadMinneapolis: 3 residents work here (5%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (3%)White Earth TownshipErie TownshipSpruce Grove TownshipRuneberg TownshipTwo Inlets TownshipSavannah TownshipPine Point TownshipCarsonville TownshipClover TownshipStraight River Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Osage Township: 5 residents work here (8%)Arago TownshipPark RapidsOsage TownshipMenahgaDetroit LakesBemidjiMinneapolisTwo Inlets Township
1
Park Rapids11.3 mi away
23%15
2
Osage Township7.2 mi away
8%5
3
Menahga20.1 mi away
6%4
4
Detroit Lakes33.1 mi away
5%3
5
Bemidji35.3 mi away
5%3
6
Minneapolis171 mi away
5%3
7
Perham34.2 mi away
3%2
8
Wadena40.7 mi away
3%2
9
Fargo, ND76.5 mi away
3%2
103%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%23
The top trips

Where Two Inlets Township clocks in

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

Factories, building and farms: 39% of the jobs in Two Inlets Township

Jobs based in Two Inlets TownshipJobs Two Inlets Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms39%28%
Trade, transport & utilities42%30%
Services: health, schools, offices19%42%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less28%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%20%
Over $3,333 a month42%63%

Who does it

29 or younger6%20%
30 to 5447%52%
55 and older47%28%
+33%

Jobs based in Two Inlets Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 36. 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 Two Inlets Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Two Inlets Township: about 21 minutes

A year of commuting
160 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Two Inlets Township21 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
26%

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

About 3 in 10
How Two Inlets Township gets to work
80%Drive alone
11%Carpool
9%Walk

Share of the 64 commuters (the 26% 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

How many miles Two Inlets Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPark Rapids: 23% · 11.3 miOsage Township: 8% · 7.2 miMenahga: 6% · 20.1 miDetroit Lakes: 5% · 33.1 miBemidji: 5% · 35.3 miMinneapolis: 5% · 171 miPerham: 3% · 34.2 miWadena: 3% · 40.7 miFargo: 3% · 76.5 miStraight River Township: 3% · 14.1 miPark Rapids 23%Osage Township 8%Menahga 6%Bemidji 5%Two Inlets Township
Two Inlets TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi10 residents
38%10–24 mi24 residents
22%25–50 mi14 residents
25%Over 50 mi16 residents

About 25% 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

The towns around Two Inlets Township

The biggest share goes to Osage Township (8%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Two Inlets Township21 min
Pine Point Township26 min
Osage Township29 min
Carsonville Township30 min
Savannah Township30 min
Arago Township35 min
Clover Township35 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownTwo Inlets Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Two Inlets Township–——21 min$76,250
Osage Township8%——29 min—
Pine Point Townshipunder 4%——26 min—
Arago Townshipunder 4%——35 min—
Savannah Townshipunder 4%——30 min—
Carsonville Townshipunder 4%——30 min—
Clover Townshipunder 4%——35 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Osage Township, Pine Point Township, Arago Township, Savannah Township, Carsonville Township and Clover Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Two Inlets 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 Two Inlets Township: questions

What is the median household income in Two Inlets Township?

$76,250 (±$10,263) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Two Inlets Township?

8.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Two Inlets Township?

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

Where do people who live in Two Inlets Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park Rapids (23%, 11 mi), Osage Township (8%, 7 mi), Menahga (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Two Inlets 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 Two Inlets Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Two Inlets Township

Two Inlets Township home →

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.