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Jobs & commute in Camp Township

Camp Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

There are 13 jobs in Camp Township, and 68 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Camp Township for work; outside it, Franklin is the main destination (9%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Camp Township by day

On a workday 67 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

67live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night160
Workday110
160live here− 67head out to work+ 12come in to work= 110on a workday

About 110 people are in Camp Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Camp Township work

Lauderdale: 1 residents work here (1%)Buffalo Lake: 5 residents work here (7%)Franklin: 6 residents work here (9%)WinthropFairfaxBird Island: 2 residents work here (3%)Redwood Falls: 5 residents work here (7%)Hutchinson: 4 residents work here (6%)New Ulm: 4 residents work here (6%)Willmar: 3 residents work here (4%)St. MichaelRochester: 2 residents work here (3%)Birch Cooley TownshipCamp TownshipSibley TownshipSherman Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Cairo TownshipWellington TownshipJackson TownshipBandon TownshipRidgely TownshipEden TownshipBrookville TownshipFranklinBuffalo LakeRedwood FallsHutchinsonNew UlmWillmarCamp Township
1
Franklin4.5 mi away
9%6
2
Buffalo Lake18.3 mi away
7%5
3
Redwood Falls15.2 mi away
7%5
4
Hutchinson33.4 mi away
6%4
5
New Ulm21.2 mi away
6%4
6
Willmar44.3 mi away
4%3
7
Bird Island18.5 mi away
3%2
8
Rochester119.8 mi away
3%2
9
Sherman Township6.8 mi away
3%2
10
Lauderdale85.3 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
50%34
The top trips

Where Camp Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 100% of Camp Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Camp TownshipJobs Camp Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices0%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%28%
Over $3,333 a month77%54%

Who does it

29 or younger15%18%
30 to 5462%54%
55 and older23%28%
−64%

Jobs based in Camp Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 13. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Camp Township takes about 21 minutes

A year of commuting
157 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Camp Township21 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
23%

of Camp Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Camp Township gets to work
81%Drive alone
6%Walk
13%Other

Share of the 54 commuters (the 23% 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

The commute from Camp Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFranklin: 9% · 4.5 miBuffalo Lake: 7% · 18.3 miRedwood Falls: 7% · 15.2 miHutchinson: 6% · 33.4 miNew Ulm: 6% · 21.2 miWillmar: 4% · 44.3 miBird Island: 3% · 18.5 miRochester: 3% · 119.8 miSherman Township: 3% · 6.8 miLauderdale: 1% · 85.3 miFranklin 9%Buffalo Lake 7%Redwood Falls 7%Hutchinson 6%New Ulm 6%Camp Township
Camp TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi12 residents
34%10–24 mi23 residents
19%25–50 mi13 residents
29%Over 50 mi20 residents

About 29% 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

Camp Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Eden Township19 min
Cairo Township20 min
Camp Township21 min
Birch Cooley Township22 min
Fairfax25 min
Bandon Township27 min
Ridgely Township27 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCamp Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Camp Township–——21 min$85,625
Eden Townshipunder 2%——19 min—
Cairo Townshipunder 2%——20 min—
Birch Cooley Townshipunder 2%——22 min—
Fairfaxunder 2%DB+25 min$60,172
Ridgely Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Bandon Townshipunder 2%——27 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Eden Township, Cairo Township, Birch Cooley Township, Ridgely Township and Bandon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Camp Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Camp Township: questions

What is the median household income in Camp Township?

$85,625 (±$49,956) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Camp Township?

12.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Camp Township?

21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Camp Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin (9%, 4 mi), Buffalo Lake (7%, 18 mi), Redwood Falls (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Camp 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Camp Township

Camp Township home →

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.