Photo: Darb02 · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, Austin Township is a commute to Austin
Working from home is the commute for 11% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Austin Township has 102 jobs; 412 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Austin Township: the figures worth knowing
Austin Township is a place people come home to
There are 102 jobs based in Austin Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Austin Township has about 580 people in it, 35% 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 412 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Austin Township to work: where people go
Where Austin Township clocks in
45% of workers
14% 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.
Who works in Austin Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 408 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Austin Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.25 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.
Goods, not services: 46% of the jobs in Austin Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Austin Township, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 102. 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 Austin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Austin Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Austin Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 435 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute from Austin Township, by distance
About 17% 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.
Bordering towns draw 45% of Austin Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Austin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $96,250 |
| Austin | 45% | C+ | A− | 18 min | $68,057 |
| Lansing Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Oakland Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lyle Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lansing Township, Oakland Township and Lyle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Austin. Darker towns draw more of Austin 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 Austin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Austin Township?
$96,250 (±$6,118) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Austin Township?
8.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Austin Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Austin Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Austin 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 Austin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Austin 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.