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Jobs & commute in Canisteo Township

Canisteo Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Canisteo Township has 11 jobs, and 309 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Canisteo Township; the top destination outside it is Rochester (36%, 14 miles). Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers (Minnesota 18%).

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

What stands out · In brief

What the numbers say about work in Canisteo Township

Canisteo Township is a place people come home to

There are 11 jobs based in Canisteo Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Canisteo Township has about 290 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

36% of Canisteo Township works in Rochester

112 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Rochester, 14 miles away. That’s far more as work in Canisteo Township itself. The commute map ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 309 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Who works in Canisteo Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 309 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.

309live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
11work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night590
Workday290
590live here− 310head out to work+ 11come in to work= 290on a workday

About 290 people are in Canisteo Township on a workday afternoon, 51% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs 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 Canisteo Township goes to work

Hayfield: 33 residents work here (11%)Blooming Prairie: 13 residents work here (4%)Dodge Center: 8 residents work here (3%)Byron: 16 residents work here (5%)KassonBelle PlaineWorthingtonAustin: 7 residents work here (2%)Faribault: 5 residents work here (2%)Owatonna: 10 residents work here (3%)Mankato: 5 residents work here (2%)Rochester: 112 residents work here (36%)Mantorville TownshipCanisteo TownshipSalem TownshipAshland Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Vernon TownshipWestfield TownshipHayfield TownshipRochesterHayfieldByronBlooming PrairieOwatonnaDodge CenterCanisteo Township
1
Rochester13.7 mi away
36%112
2
Hayfield7.6 mi away
11%33
3
Byron7 mi away
5%16
44%13
5
Owatonna25.5 mi away
3%10
6
Dodge Center6.5 mi away
3%8
7
Austin23.8 mi away
2%7
82%6
9
Faribault34.7 mi away
2%5
10
Mankato62.5 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%94
The top trips

Where Canisteo 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

Jobs in Canisteo Township: what the 11 are

Jobs based in Canisteo TownshipJobs Canisteo Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms27%19%
Trade, transport & utilities36%17%
Services: health, schools, offices36%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less9%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%15%
Over $3,333 a month55%67%

Who does it

29 or younger36%27%
30 to 5427%49%
55 and older36%25%
−72%

Jobs based in Canisteo Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 11. 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 Canisteo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 22 minutes each way for Canisteo Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
170 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Canisteo Township22 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

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

About 1 in 10
How Canisteo Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
6%Carpool
8%Walk

Share of the 291 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Canisteo Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miRochester: 36% · 13.7 miHayfield: 11% · 7.6 miByron: 5% · 7 miBlooming Prairie: 4% · 17 miOwatonna: 3% · 25.5 miDodge Center: 3% · 6.5 miAustin: 2% · 23.8 miAshland Township: 2% · 6 miFaribault: 2% · 34.7 miMankato: 2% · 62.5 miRochester 36%Hayfield 11%Byron 5%Owatonna 3%Canisteo Township
Canisteo TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
21%Under 10 mi64 residents
50%10–24 mi155 residents
11%25–50 mi34 residents
18%Over 50 mi56 residents

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

The towns around Canisteo Township

The biggest share goes to Ashland Township (2%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Salem Township19 min
Canisteo Township22 min
Kasson25 min
Mantorville Township25 min
Vernon Township26 min
Ashland Township32 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCanisteo Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Canisteo Township–——22 min$110,833
Mantorville Townshipunder 2%AB25 min$122,436
Kassonunder 2%B+A−25 min$93,333
Salem Townshipunder 2%AC19 min$102,143
Vernon Townshipunder 2%——26 min—
Ashland Township2%——32 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Vernon Township and Ashland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Canisteo 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 Canisteo Township: questions

What is the median household income in Canisteo Township?

$110,833 (±$26,657) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Canisteo Township?

4.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Canisteo Township?

22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Canisteo Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (36%, 14 mi), Hayfield (11%, 8 mi), Byron (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Canisteo Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Canisteo Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Canisteo Township

Canisteo 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.