With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Bloomfield Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 34 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). 33 jobs are based in Bloomfield Township for 168 working residents. Hardly any work in Bloomfield Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (34%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bloomfield Township
On a workday 168 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Bloomfield Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Commuting out of Bloomfield Township: the destinations
Where Bloomfield Township clocks in
34% of workers
28% 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.
In Bloomfield Township, 48% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloomfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 33. 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 Bloomfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Bloomfield Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloomfield Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 191 commuters (the 17% 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.
Half of Bloomfield Township commutes less than 24 miles
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.
Bloomfield Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloomfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $113,375 |
| Forestville Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Bennington Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Beaver Township | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Spring Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Fillmore Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Forestville Township, Bennington Township, Beaver Township, Spring Valley Township and Fillmore Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bloomfield Township?
$113,375 (±$15,505) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloomfield Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloomfield Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloomfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (34%, 26 mi), Spring Valley (28%, 4 mi), Grand Meadow Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bloomfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bloomfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloomfield 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.