Ashland Township has 3.2 jobs for every working resident: 440 people commute in to work
There are 444 jobs in Ashland Township, against 137 working residents. Only 3% work in Ashland Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (32%, 20 miles). Working residents average 32 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ashland Township by day and by night
On a workday 133 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 610 people are in Ashland Township on a workday afternoon, 100% more 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 Ashland Township’s workers come from
Where Ashland Township clocks in
32% of workers
4% 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 Ashland Township, 69% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ashland Township, 2013 → 2023: 227 → 444. 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 Ashland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Ashland Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ashland Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 18% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Ashland Township
About 15% 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.
25% of Ashland Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ashland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $123,063 |
| Dodge Center | 25% | A− | A− | 26 min | $93,884 |
| Wasioja Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hayfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Canisteo Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Ripley Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wasioja Township, Hayfield Township, Canisteo Township and Ripley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Dodge Center. Darker towns draw more of Ashland 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 Ashland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ashland Township?
$123,063 (±$9,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ashland Township?
2.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ashland Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ashland Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (32%, 20 mi), Dodge Center (25%, 4 mi), Owatonna (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ashland 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 Ashland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ashland 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.