Earning a living in Arena Township
Only 4% stay in Arena Township for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (13%, 5 miles). For 57% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. The trip to work takes 66 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Arena Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Arena Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
Where Arena Township’s working residents head each day
Where Arena Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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.
74% of the jobs in Arena Township pay over $3,333 a month
35 jobs are based in Arena Township.
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 Arena Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Arena Township: about 66 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 21.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arena Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 57% 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.
Miles to work from Arena Township
About 29% 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.
Arena Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arena Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Township | – | — | — | 66 min | $70,625 |
| Augusta Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Augusta Township, Perry Township, Garfield Township and Madison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arena 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 Arena Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arena Township?
$70,625 (±$13,690) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arena Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arena Township?
66 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 57% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arena Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (13%, 5 mi), Ortonville (9%, 21 mi), Dawson (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arena 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 Arena Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arena 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.