Battle Plain Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. 7 jobs are based in Battle Plain Township, against 87 working residents. Hardly any stay in Battle Plain Township for work; outside it, Luverne is the main destination (23%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Battle Plain Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 87 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Battle Plain Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where Battle Plain Township goes to work
Where Battle Plain Township clocks in
23% of workers
3% 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.
The kinds of work in Battle Plain Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Battle Plain Township, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 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 Battle Plain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Battle Plain Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Battle Plain Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 0% 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 Battle Plain Township’s workers travel
About 22% 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.
Battle Plain Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Battle Plain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Plain Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $96,250 |
| Leota Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Denver Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Vienna Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Kenneth | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Osborne Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leota Township, Denver Township, Vienna Township, Kenneth and Osborne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Battle Plain 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 Battle Plain Township: questions
What is the median household income in Battle Plain Township?
$96,250 (±$10,372) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Battle Plain Township?
7.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Battle Plain Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Battle Plain Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Luverne (23%, 12 mi), Sioux Falls (20%, 37 mi), Beaver Creek (3%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Battle Plain Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Battle Plain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Battle Plain 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.