With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Carson Township works elsewhere
Carson Township has 34 jobs, and 139 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Carson Township for work; outside it, Mountain Lake is the main destination (26%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 27 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
Carson Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Carson 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.
The places Carson Township commutes to
Where Carson Township clocks in
18% of workers
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 97% of the jobs in Carson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carson Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 34. 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 Carson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Carson Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carson Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 commuters (the 21% 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 Carson Township to work
About 17% 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 Carson Township
The biggest share goes to Midway Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $85,469 |
| Lakeside Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Dale Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Delton Township | 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Midway Township | 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lakeside Township, Dale Township, Delton Township and Midway Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carson 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 Carson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carson Township?
$85,469 (±$16,702) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carson Township?
24.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carson Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mountain Lake (26%, 6 mi), Windom (18%, 8 mi), St. James (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carson 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 Carson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carson 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.