Black Hammer Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Black Hammer Township has 5 jobs, and 104 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Black Hammer Township for work; outside it, Caledonia is the main destination (22%, 9 miles). Working from home is the commute for 28% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Black Hammer Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Black Hammer Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 people from Black Hammer Township work
Where Black Hammer Township clocks in
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.
Most jobs in Black Hammer Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Black Hammer Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 5. 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 Black Hammer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Black Hammer Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Black Hammer Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 84 commuters (the 28% 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 Black Hammer Township
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.
Black Hammer Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Spring Grove Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Black Hammer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hammer Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $66,250 |
| Caledonia Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Spring Grove Township | 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Preble Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Yucatan Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Caledonia Township, Spring Grove Township, Preble Township and Yucatan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Black Hammer 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 Black Hammer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Black Hammer Township?
$66,250 (±$24,658) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Black Hammer Township?
10.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Black Hammer Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Black Hammer Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caledonia (22%, 9 mi), Spring Grove (14%, 6 mi), La Crosse (14%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Black Hammer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Black Hammer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Black Hammer 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.