How Aetna Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any stay in Aetna Township for work; outside it, Pipestone is the main destination (26%, 14 miles). A typical one-way commute from Aetna Township lasts 23 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Aetna Township has 60 jobs; 73 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Aetna Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Aetna Township: the destinations
Where Aetna Township clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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.
In Aetna Township, 43% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aetna Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 60. 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 Aetna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Aetna Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aetna Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 commuters (the 16% 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.
Aetna Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
The towns around Aetna Township
The biggest share goes to Hope Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aetna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetna Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $56,250 |
| Fountain Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Ellsborough Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Hope Township | 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fountain Prairie Township, Ellsborough Township, Rock Township and Hope Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aetna 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 Aetna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Aetna Township?
$56,250 (±$24,909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aetna Township?
14.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aetna Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aetna Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pipestone (26%, 14 mi), Marshall (7%, 27 mi), Tyler (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Aetna Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aetna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aetna 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.