Calvin Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Calvin Township itself; outside it, Mankato draws the most (26%, 6 miles). There are 3 jobs in Calvin Township, against 19 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Calvin Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39 people are in Calvin Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where the trip to work from Calvin Township ends
Where Calvin 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.
Calvin Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Calvin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Calvin Township
About 37% 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.
Calvin Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Calvin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 6% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 6% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Ionia Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Browns Creek Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township: not graded. Buffalo Township, Ionia Township and Browns Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Calvin 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 Calvin Township: questions
Where do people who live in Calvin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (26%, 6 mi), Beloit (16%, 18 mi), Scandia (11%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Calvin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Calvin 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.