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Jobs & commute in Christiania Township

Christiania Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Employers in Christiania Township report 25 jobs for 133 working residents. Hardly any work in Christiania Township itself; outside it, Jackson draws the most (29%, 12 miles). For 11% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.

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

Day and night

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

On a workday 132 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.

132live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
24work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday160
260live here− 130head out to work+ 24come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Christiania Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Christiania Township goes to work

DoonSpirit Lake: 3 residents work here (2%)Spencer: 3 residents work here (2%)EdgertonLakefield: 6 residents work here (5%)Wells: 4 residents work here (3%)Windom: 17 residents work here (13%)Jackson: 38 residents work here (29%)Worthington: 3 residents work here (2%)Marshall: 4 residents work here (3%)Fairmont: 6 residents work here (5%)Mankato: 4 residents work here (3%)RoswellSioux FallsMontfortPleasant Prairie TownshipLakeside TownshipWisconsin TownshipBelmont TownshipDelafield TownshipKimball TownshipChristiania TownshipFish LakeJacksonWindomLakefieldFairmontWellsMarshallChristiania Township
1
Jackson12.5 mi away
29%38
2
Windom6.1 mi away
13%17
3
Lakefield10.6 mi away
5%6
4
Fairmont31 mi away
5%6
5
Wells65.6 mi away
3%4
6
Marshall57.9 mi away
3%4
7
Mankato59 mi away
3%4
8
Spirit Lake, IA26.8 mi away
2%3
9
Spencer, IA45.6 mi away
2%3
10
Worthington30.1 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%45
The top trips

Where Christiania 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

A place that makes things: 48% of Christiania Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Christiania TownshipJobs Christiania Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms48%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices52%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less44%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%20%
Over $3,333 a month24%59%

Who does it

29 or younger32%18%
30 to 5444%53%
55 and older24%29%
−29%

Jobs based in Christiania Township, 2014 → 2024: 35 → 25. 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 Christiania Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Christiania Township takes about 19 minutes

A year of commuting
146 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Christiania Township19 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

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

About 1 in 10
How Christiania Township gets to work
82%Drive alone
16%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 144 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

How far it is to work from Christiania Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi75 miJackson: 29% · 12.5 miWindom: 13% · 6.1 miLakefield: 5% · 10.6 miFairmont: 5% · 31 miWells: 3% · 65.6 miMarshall: 3% · 57.9 miMankato: 3% · 59 miSpirit Lake: 2% · 26.8 miSpencer: 2% · 45.6 miWorthington: 2% · 30.1 miJackson 29%Windom 13%Lakefield 5%Fairmont 5%Wells 3%Christiania Township
Christiania TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi24 residents
36%10–24 mi48 residents
15%25–50 mi20 residents
31%Over 50 mi41 residents

About 31% 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

Next door to Christiania Township

Belmont Township: few work hereDelafield Township: few work hereKimball Township: few work hereLakeside Township: few work hereBelmont TownshipDelafield TownshipKimball TownshipLakeside TownshipChristiania Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Delafield Township16 min
Christiania Township19 min
Lakeside Township20 min
Kimball Township21 min
Belmont Township22 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownChristiania Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Christiania Township–——19 min$81,250
Belmont Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Delafield Townshipunder 3%——16 min—
Kimball Townshipunder 3%——21 min—
Lakeside Townshipunder 3%——20 min—

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

Darker towns draw more of Christiania 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 Christiania Township: questions

What is the median household income in Christiania Township?

$81,250 (±$11,268) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Christiania Township?

6.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Christiania Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Christiania Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (29%, 12 mi), Windom (13%, 6 mi), Lakefield (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Christiania Township

Christiania 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.