Most of Adams Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Adams Township for work; outside it, Austin is the main destination (20%, 14 miles). Adams Township has 44 jobs; 208 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Adams Township in brief
Adams Township and Austin trade workers both ways
Austin is the top workplace for Adams Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Adams Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Adams Township is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Adams Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Adams Township has about 290 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 208 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Adams Township’s residents
Where Adams Township clocks in
20% of workers
20% 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.
Adams Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Adams Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
A place that makes things: 50% of Adams Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adams Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 44. 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 Adams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Adams Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adams Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 227 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.
Adams Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Work in the towns next to Adams Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $104,375 |
| Marshall Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lodi Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Nevada Township | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marshall Township, Lodi Township and Nevada Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Nevada Township. Darker towns draw more of Adams 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 Adams Township: questions
What is the median household income in Adams Township?
$104,375 (±$17,172) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?
1.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adams Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adams Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (20%, 14 mi), Rochester (20%, 35 mi), Le Roy (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Adams Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adams Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adams 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.