Camp Release State Monument · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Camp Release Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Camp Release Township report 69 jobs, against 137 working residents. Only 2% stay in Camp Release Township for work; outside it, Dawson is the main destination (27%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Camp Release Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 134 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Camp Release Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Camp Release Township: the destinations
Where Camp Release Township clocks in
9% 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: 88% of jobs based in Camp Release Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Camp Release Township, 2013 → 2023: 117 → 69. 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 Camp Release Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Camp Release Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Camp Release Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 99 commuters (the 15% 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 distance from Camp Release Township to work
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.
Camp Release Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Camp Release Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Release Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $102,500 |
| Sparta Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Tunsberg Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Lisbon Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Baxter Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Stony Run Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Lac qui Parle Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sparta Township, Tunsberg Township, Lisbon Township, Baxter Township, Stony Run Township and Lac qui Parle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Camp Release 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 Camp Release Township: questions
What is the median household income in Camp Release Township?
$102,500 (±$44,291) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Camp Release Township?
1.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Camp Release Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Camp Release Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dawson (27%, 12 mi), Montevideo (15%, 5 mi), Madison (9%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Camp Release 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 Camp Release Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camp Release 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.