Charlestown Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Only 5% stay in Charlestown Township for work; outside it, Lamberton is the main destination (23%, 4 miles). 64 jobs are based in Charlestown Township; 61 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Charlestown Township ends
Where Charlestown 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.
Goods jobs make up 47% of work in Charlestown Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Charlestown Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 64. 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 Charlestown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Charlestown Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 22% 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.
Charlestown Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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 Charlestown Township
The biggest share goes to Lamberton Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Charlestown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $98,750 |
| Sanborn | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Willow Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lamberton Township | 7% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| North Star Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sanborn, Willow Lake Township, Lamberton Township and North Star Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Charlestown 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 Charlestown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Charlestown Township?
$98,750 (±$13,106) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Charlestown Township?
13.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Charlestown Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Charlestown Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lamberton (23%, 4 mi), Springfield (11%, 10 mi), Lamberton Township (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Charlestown 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 Charlestown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Charlestown 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.