Traverse County, MN

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2024 Population

3,243

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

46.1

1.32% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.3%

12.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,989

4.46% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$114,100

3.63% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,470

4.73% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Traverse County, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Traverse County, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Traverse County, MN was $114,100, and the homeownership rate was 81.8%.

Most people in Traverse County, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Traverse County, MN was 2 cars per household.

Traverse County, MN borders Big Stone County, MN, Grant County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND, and Roberts County, SD.

United States Minnesota

Population & Diversity

Traverse County, MN is home to a population of 3.24k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.16% of Traverse County, MN residents were born outside of the country (70 people).

In 2024, there were 18.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.73k people) in Traverse County, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 146 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 116 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Traverse County, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Traverse County, MN was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Traverse County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Traverse County, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.73k ± 17
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
146 ± 41
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
116 ± 47

6.14%

Hispanic Population

199 people

6.14% of the people in Traverse County, MN are hispanic (199 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Traverse County, MN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Minnesota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
58,764 ± 5,921 people
Somalia
36,253 ± 4,660 people
India
31,836 ± 4,368 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 58,764 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,253 and India with 31,836.

Foreign-Born Population

2.16%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

70 people

1.74%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

57 people

As of 2024, 2.16% of Traverse County, MN residents (70 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Traverse County, MN was 1.74%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Traverse County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
82 ± 50
Korea
28 ± 25
Gulf War (1990s)
17 ± 13

Traverse County, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.93 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Traverse County, MN.

Economy

The economy of Traverse County, MN employs 1.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Traverse County, MN were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (275 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (224 people), and Retail Trade (171 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($170,906), Utilities ($93,750), and Construction ($66,458).

Employment

Occupations

1.47k

2024 Value

± 136

−4.73%

1 Year decline

± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Traverse County, MN declined at a rate of −4.73%, from 1.54k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Traverse County, MN, are Management Occupations (325 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (152 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (134 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Traverse County, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.47k

2024 Value

± 136

−4.73%

1 Year decline

± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Traverse County, MN declined at a rate of −4.73%, from 1.54k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Traverse County, MN, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (275 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (224 people), and Retail Trade (171 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Traverse County, MN, though some of these residents may live in Traverse County, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,875

Median earning men ± $3,872

$35,625

Median earning women ± $2,845

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($146,000), Other Services Except Public Administration ($73,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,596).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($63,274), Public Administration ($51,786), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

13
Retail Trade
10
Other Services (except Public Administration)
10
Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$13.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$7.5k
Retail Trade
$3.06k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Traverse County, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Traverse County, MN was $114,100 in 2024, which is 0.343 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $110,100 to $114,100, a 3.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Traverse County, MN is 81.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Traverse County, MN have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Traverse County, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 7.72% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Traverse County, MN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.581%.

Housing

Property

$114,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,238

$1,073

Median Property Taxes

±$103

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Traverse County, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Traverse County, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.8%

Homeownership

2024

61.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.8% of the housing units in Traverse County, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Traverse County, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,989

Median Household Income

± $7,635

1.31k

Number of Households

± 121

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.31k households in Traverse County, MN declined from $62,989 from the previous year's value of $65,931.

The following chart displays the households in Traverse County, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Traverse County, MN is from Minnesota.

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2023, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.78% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.2%)
Worked At Home (16.8%)
Walked (6.24%)

In 2024, 70.2% of workers in Traverse County, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.8%) and those who walked to work (6.24%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Traverse County, MN have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.15% of the workforce in Traverse County, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Traverse County, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Traverse County, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Traverse County, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 7.72% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Traverse County, MN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.581%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Traverse County, MN (356 out of 3.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Traverse County, MN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18% of the children was living in poverty in Traverse County, MN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 162 in Traverse County, MN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 89 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

98.1% of the population of Traverse County, MN has health coverage, with 39.8% on employee plans, 23.2% on Medicaid, 19.4% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 1.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Traverse County, MN see 0 patients per year on average, which represents a NaNN% change from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1638 patients per year, and mental health providers who see null patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

0 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Traverse County, MN

Primary care physicians in Traverse County, MN see an average of 0 patients per year. This represents a NaNN% change from the previous year (0 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Traverse County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 24% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.88%

Uninsured

39.8%

Employer Coverage

23.2%

Medicaid

19.4%

Medicare

14.3%

Non-Group

1.4%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Traverse County, MN declined by 41.5% from 3.21% to 1.88%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Traverse County, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.