With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of White Earth Township works elsewhere
There are 65 jobs in White Earth Township, against 169 working residents. Only 5% work in White Earth Township itself; outside it, Detroit Lakes draws the most (27%, 21 miles). 11% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
White Earth Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in White Earth Township on a workday afternoon, 13% 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.
The places White Earth Township commutes to
Where White Earth Township clocks in
27% of workers
12% of workers
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.
What White Earth Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Earth Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 65. 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 White Earth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from White Earth Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Earth Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 228 commuters (the 11% 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 many miles White Earth Township commutes
About 18% 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.
White Earth Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ogema (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Earth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Earth Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $28,125 |
| Callaway Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Ogema | 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Maple Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lake Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Callaway Township, Ogema, Spring Creek Township, Maple Grove Township and Lake Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Earth 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 White Earth Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Earth Township?
$28,125 (±$10,773) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Earth Township?
43.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Earth Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Earth Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (27%, 21 mi), Mahnomen (12%, 15 mi), Callaway (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Earth Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 31% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Earth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Earth 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.