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Jobs & commute in Chanarambie Township

Making a living in Chanarambie Township

Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Only 2% stay in Chanarambie Township for work; outside it, Fulda is the main destination (13%, 21 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Chanarambie Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 115 people come in from elsewhere.

90live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
115work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday220
190live here− 90head out to work+ 120come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Chanarambie Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.27jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Chanarambie Township goes to work

Lake WilsonChandler: 6 residents work here (7%)JasperFulda: 12 residents work here (13%)Edgerton: 3 residents work here (3%)AdrianSlayton: 8 residents work here (9%)Pipestone: 5 residents work here (5%)WasecaWorthington: 8 residents work here (9%)Marshall: 3 residents work here (3%)Rochester: 3 residents work here (3%)MinneapolisSioux Falls: 6 residents work here (7%)Bloom Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Iona TownshipLeeds TownshipBurke TownshipMoulton TownshipCameron TownshipChanarambie TownshipFuldaSlaytonWorthingtonChandlerSioux FallsPipestoneChanarambie Township
1
Fulda21.4 mi away
13%12
2
Slayton12.8 mi away
9%8
3
Worthington31 mi away
9%8
4
Chandler3.9 mi away
7%6
5
Sioux Falls, SD46.3 mi away
7%6
6
Pipestone15 mi away
5%5
7
Bloom Township18.1 mi away
4%4
8
Edgerton8.5 mi away
3%3
9
Marshall35.3 mi away
3%3
10
Rochester175.7 mi away
3%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%34
The top trips

Where Chanarambie 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

90% of the jobs in Chanarambie Township pay over $3,333 a month

117 jobs are based in Chanarambie Township.

Jobs based in Chanarambie TownshipJobs Chanarambie Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms7%27%
Trade, transport & utilities93%17%
Services: health, schools, offices0%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less3%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month8%13%
Over $3,333 a month90%65%

Who does it

29 or younger24%25%
30 to 5462%51%
55 and older14%24%
+60%

Jobs based in Chanarambie Township, 2014 → 2024: 73 → 117. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chanarambie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 27 minutes in Chanarambie Township

A year of commuting
204 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Chanarambie Township27 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

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

About 1 in 10
How Chanarambie Township gets to work
97%Drive alone
3%Other

Share of the 68 commuters (the 11% 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 Chanarambie Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFulda: 13% · 21.4 miSlayton: 9% · 12.8 miWorthington: 9% · 31 miChandler: 7% · 3.9 miSioux Falls: 7% · 46.3 miPipestone: 5% · 15 miBloom Township: 4% · 18.1 miEdgerton: 3% · 8.5 miMarshall: 3% · 35.3 miRochester: 3% · 175.7 miFulda 13%Slayton 9%Worthington 9%Chandler 7%Sioux Falls 7%Chanarambie Township
Chanarambie TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi14 residents
37%10–24 mi34 residents
22%25–50 mi20 residents
26%Over 50 mi24 residents

About 26% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Chanarambie Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Moulton Township14 min
Lake Wilson18 min
Burke Township20 min
Leeds Township22 min
Chanarambie Township27 min
Cameron Township28 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownChanarambie Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Chanarambie Township–——27 min$78,750
Lake Wilsonunder 4%——18 min—
Moulton Townshipunder 4%——14 min—
Leeds Townshipunder 4%——22 min—
Cameron Townshipunder 4%——28 min—
Burke Townshipunder 4%——20 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Lake Wilson, Moulton Township, Leeds Township, Cameron Township and Burke Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Chanarambie 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 2024, 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 Chanarambie Township: questions

What is the median household income in Chanarambie Township?

$78,750 (±$45,025) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Chanarambie Township?

5.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Chanarambie Township?

27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Chanarambie Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fulda (13%, 21 mi), Slayton (9%, 13 mi), Worthington (9%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Chanarambie Township

Chanarambie Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.