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Jobs & commute in Amiret Township

For about half of its working residents, Amiret Township is a commute to Marshall

Amiret Township has 16 jobs, and 98 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Amiret Township for work; outside it, Marshall is the main destination (50%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Amiret Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 98 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.

98live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
16work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night200
Workday120
200live here− 98head out to work+ 16come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Amiret Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.16jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.16 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 commute map

Out of Amiret Township to work: where people go

Ruthton: 2 residents work here (2%)Buffalo Lake: 1 residents work here (1%)Russell: 1 residents work here (1%)Cottonwood: 1 residents work here (1%)Walnut GroveBalaton: 2 residents work here (2%)Canby: 2 residents work here (2%)Tracy: 7 residents work here (7%)Granite FallsNew Ulm: 3 residents work here (3%)Marshall: 49 residents work here (50%)Drammen Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Hansonville TownshipHeron Lake TownshipGales TownshipGrandview TownshipMonroe TownshipShelburne TownshipStanley TownshipSodus TownshipAmiret TownshipClifton TownshipMarshallTracyNew UlmRuthtonBalatonCanbyAmiret Township
1
Marshall10.6 mi away
50%49
2
Tracy6.1 mi away
7%7
3
New Ulm59.6 mi away
3%3
4
Ruthton23.4 mi away
2%2
5
Balaton11.4 mi away
2%2
6
Canby40.2 mi away
2%2
7
Drammen Township35.6 mi away
2%2
8
Buffalo Lake59.5 mi away
1%1
9
Russell13.4 mi away
1%1
10
Cottonwood20.2 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%28
The top trips

Where Amiret 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 81% of Amiret Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Amiret TownshipJobs Amiret Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms81%21%
Trade, transport & utilities19%27%
Services: health, schools, offices0%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%24%
Over $3,333 a month63%56%

Who does it

29 or younger13%22%
30 to 5463%51%
55 and older25%27%
+100%

Jobs based in Amiret Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 16. 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 Amiret Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Amiret Township: about 19 minutes

A year of commuting
147 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Amiret Township19 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
23%

of Amiret Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Amiret Township gets to work
73%Drive alone
20%Carpool
6%Walk
1%Other

Share of the 85 commuters (the 23% 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 far

How far Amiret Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miMarshall: 50% · 10.6 miTracy: 7% · 6.1 miNew Ulm: 3% · 59.6 miRuthton: 2% · 23.4 miBalaton: 2% · 11.4 miCanby: 2% · 40.2 miDrammen Township: 2% · 35.6 miBuffalo Lake: 1% · 59.5 miRussell: 1% · 13.4 miCottonwood: 1% · 20.2 miMarshall 50%Tracy 7%New Ulm 3%Ruthton 2%Balaton 2%Amiret Township
Amiret TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
33%Under 10 mi32 residents
36%10–24 mi35 residents
11%25–50 mi11 residents
20%Over 50 mi20 residents

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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Amiret Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Monroe Township18 min
Clifton Township18 min
Amiret Township19 min
Gales Township21 min
Sodus Township25 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownAmiret Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Amiret Township–——19 min$109,375
Monroe Townshipunder 2%——18 min—
Sodus Townshipunder 2%——25 min—
Clifton Townshipunder 2%——18 min—
Gales Townshipunder 2%——21 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township, Sodus Township, Clifton Township and Gales Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Amiret Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Amiret Township: questions

What is the median household income in Amiret Township?

$109,375 (±$18,823) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Amiret Township?

2.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Amiret Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Amiret Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Amiret 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 Amiret Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Amiret Township

Amiret Township home →

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.