With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Blue Mounds Township works elsewhere
6 jobs are based in Blue Mounds Township, and 83 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Blue Mounds Township for work; outside it, Morris is the main destination (25%, 18 miles). For 5% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Blue Mounds Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Blue Mounds 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.
The places Blue Mounds Township commutes to
Where Blue Mounds Township clocks in
25% of workers
7% 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 Blue Mounds Township, 83% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue Mounds Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 6. 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 Blue Mounds Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Blue Mounds Township: about 62 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blue Mounds Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 5% 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 Blue Mounds Township’s workers travel
About 24% 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.
Work in the towns next to Blue Mounds Township
The biggest share goes to Glenwood Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue Mounds Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds Township | – | — | — | 62 min | $96,136 |
| Barsness Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Langhei Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Walden Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Glenwood Township | 4% | B− | B− | 22 min | $87,448 |
Same-state neighbors only. Barsness Township, Langhei Township and Walden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blue Mounds 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 Blue Mounds Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blue Mounds Township?
$96,136 (±$781) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue Mounds Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue Mounds Township?
62 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue Mounds Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris (25%, 18 mi), Alexandria (7%, 25 mi), Hancock (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blue Mounds Township without a car?
0% 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 Blue Mounds Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Mounds 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.