Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Most of Blakeley Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). 79 jobs are based in Blakeley Township for 209 working residents. Poverty touches 2.3% of residents, against 9.3% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Blakeley Township apart
20% of working residents work in Belle Plaine
Where Blakeley Township clocks in
20% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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.
A workday in Blakeley Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Blakeley Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
78% of the jobs in Blakeley Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blakeley Township, 2013 → 2023: 101 → 79. 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 Blakeley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Blakeley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blakeley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 20% 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 distance from Blakeley Township to work
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.
Blakeley Township and its neighbors: 20% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blakeley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakeley Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $101,458 |
| Faxon Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Jessenland Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Belle Plaine | 20% | A− | B− | 26 min | $99,315 |
| Belle Plaine Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Tyrone Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Faxon Township, Jessenland Township and Tyrone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Belle Plaine Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Belle Plaine. Darker towns draw more of Blakeley 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 Blakeley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blakeley Township?
$101,458 (±$12,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blakeley Township?
2.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blakeley Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blakeley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belle Plaine (20%, 6 mi), Shakopee (11%, 23 mi), Bloomington (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blakeley Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blakeley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blakeley 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.