How Burnstown Township works: jobs, income and commuting
119 jobs are based in Burnstown Township; 112 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 20% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Burnstown Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.06 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
25% of working residents work in Springfield
Where Burnstown Township clocks in
22% 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.
71% of the jobs in Burnstown Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burnstown Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 119. 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 Burnstown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burnstown Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 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 commute from Burnstown Township, by distance
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.
25% of Burnstown Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burnstown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnstown Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $98,654 |
| Springfield | 25% | C− | A | 20 min | $59,434 |
| Leavenworth Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Brookville Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| North Star Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Bashaw Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leavenworth Township, Brookville Township, North Star Township and Bashaw Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Springfield. Darker towns draw more of Burnstown 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 Burnstown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burnstown Township?
$98,654 (±$7,233) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burnstown Township?
0.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burnstown Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burnstown Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (25%, 3 mi), New Ulm (22%, 23 mi), Redwood Falls (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burnstown 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 Burnstown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burnstown 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.