With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Cairo Township works elsewhere
Only 4% work in Cairo Township; the top destination outside it is New Ulm (13%, 16 miles). There are 33 jobs in Cairo Township, against 84 working residents. 9% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Cairo Township on a workday
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Cairo Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Cairo Township: the destinations
Where Cairo Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 55% of jobs based in Cairo Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cairo Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 33. 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 Cairo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Cairo Township, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cairo Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where in the region Cairo Township works
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.
Next door to Cairo Township
The biggest share goes to Fairfax (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cairo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $38,438 |
| Fairfax | 8% | D | B+ | 25 min | $60,172 |
| Camp Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Wellington Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Severance Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Ridgely Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| West Newton Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Camp Township, Wellington Township, Severance Township, Ridgely Township and West Newton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cairo 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 Cairo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cairo Township?
$38,438 (±$29,035) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cairo Township?
5.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cairo Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cairo Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Ulm (13%, 16 mi), Fairfax (8%, 4 mi), Redwood Falls (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cairo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cairo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cairo 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.