Most of Carlston Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
7% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. 24 jobs are based in Carlston Township; 139 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Carlston Township itself; outside it, Albert Lea draws the most (31%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Carlston Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Carlston Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Carlston Township’s working residents head each day
Where Carlston Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
75% of the jobs in Carlston Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carlston Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 24. 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 Carlston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Carlston Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carlston Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 7% 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 many miles Carlston Township commutes
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.
How Carlston Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carlston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlston Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $82,188 |
| Freeborn Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Manchester Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Alden Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Clark Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Alden | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Freeborn Township, Manchester Township, Alden Township, Clark Township and Alden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carlston 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 Carlston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carlston Township?
$82,188 (±$14,975) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carlston Township?
4.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carlston Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carlston Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albert Lea (31%, 12 mi), Owatonna (6%, 32 mi), Rochester (6%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carlston 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 Carlston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carlston 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.