With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bashaw Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). There are 7 jobs in Bashaw Township, against 98 working residents. Hardly any work in Bashaw Township; the top destination outside it is New Ulm (24%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Bashaw Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Bashaw Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer 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.
The places Bashaw Township commutes to
Where Bashaw Township clocks in
24% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 71% of the jobs in Bashaw Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bashaw Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 7. 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 Bashaw Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way for Bashaw Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bashaw Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 22% 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 many miles Bashaw Township commutes
About 21% 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.
How Bashaw Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Leavenworth Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bashaw Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bashaw Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $51,250 |
| Comfrey | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Mulligan Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Stately Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Burnstown Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Leavenworth Township | 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Selma Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Comfrey, Mulligan Township, Stately Township, Burnstown Township, Leavenworth Township and Selma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bashaw 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 Bashaw Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bashaw Township?
$51,250 (±$15,408) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bashaw Township?
10.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bashaw Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bashaw Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Ulm (24%, 25 mi), Springfield (18%, 7 mi), Sleepy Eye (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bashaw Township without a car?
3% 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 Bashaw Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bashaw 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.