Byron Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Byron Township; the top destination outside it is Owatonna (19%, 22 miles). Byron Township has 5 jobs, and 80 of its residents work somewhere. 8% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Byron Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Byron Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Byron Township goes to work
Where Byron Township clocks in
19% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Byron Township: what the 5 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Byron Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 5. 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 Byron Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Byron Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Byron Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 157 commuters (the 8% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Byron Township
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.
Next door to Byron Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Byron Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $112,500 |
| New Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Wilton Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Vivian Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Freeborn Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Richland Township, Wilton Township, Vivian Township and Freeborn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Byron 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 Byron Township: questions
What is the median household income in Byron Township?
$112,500 (±$26,878) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Byron Township?
4.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Byron Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Byron Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Owatonna (19%, 22 mi), Mankato (10%, 28 mi), New Richland (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Byron 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 Byron Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Byron 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.