With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Burke Township works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Burke Township; the top destination outside it is Edgerton (35%, 8 miles). 57 jobs are based in Burke Township, and 108 of its residents work somewhere. For 32% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Burke Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Burke Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 Burke Township: the destinations
Where Burke Township clocks in
35% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 56% of the jobs in Burke Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burke Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 57. 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 Burke Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Burke Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burke Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 32% 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 Burke Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
How Burke Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Osborne Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burke Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $96,250 |
| Gray Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Chanarambie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Osborne Township | 5% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Hatfield | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Grange Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gray Township, Rock Township, Chanarambie Township, Osborne Township, Hatfield and Grange Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burke 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 Burke Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burke Township?
$96,250 (±$18,741) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burke Township?
5.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burke Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burke Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Edgerton (35%, 8 mi), Pipestone (12%, 10 mi), Sioux Falls (6%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burke 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 Burke Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burke 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.