Brighton Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 11% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. There are 2 jobs in Brighton Township for 60 working residents. Hardly any stay in Brighton Township for work; outside it, New Ulm is the main destination (28%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Brighton Township on a workday
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 72 people are in Brighton Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 the trip to work from Brighton Township ends
Where Brighton Township clocks in
28% 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.
Brighton Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brighton Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 2. 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 Brighton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Brighton Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brighton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 commuters (the 11% 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 it is to work from Brighton Township
About 20% 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.
Brighton Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lafayette Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brighton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $97,500 |
| Courtland Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Bernadotte Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lafayette Township | 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Granby Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Courtland Township, Bernadotte Township, Lafayette Township and Granby Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brighton 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 Brighton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brighton Township?
$97,500 (±$46,163) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brighton Township?
7.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brighton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brighton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Ulm (28%, 7 mi), St. Peter (10%, 18 mi), Minneapolis (7%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brighton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brighton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brighton 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.