Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, income and commuting in Claremont Township, MN
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Only 1% work in Claremont Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (24%, 25 miles). There are 142 jobs in Claremont Township, and 225 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Claremont Township in brief
Claremont Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Claremont Township is Rochester, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 24% of working residents (54) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Claremont Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 225 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Claremont Township
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.
The trip to work from Claremont Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Claremont Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 commuters (the 14% 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 daily commute in and out of Claremont Township
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 139 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Claremont Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Claremont Township’s working residents head each day
Where Claremont Township clocks in
24% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 97% of the jobs in Claremont Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Claremont Township, 2014 → 2024: 116 → 142. 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 Claremont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Claremont Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Claremont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $98,750 |
| Ripley Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Havana Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Wasioja Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Ellington Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ripley Township, Havana Township, Wasioja Township and Ellington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Claremont 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Claremont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Claremont Township?
$98,750 (±$17,830) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Claremont Township?
6.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Claremont Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Claremont Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (24%, 25 mi), Owatonna (10%, 12 mi), Dodge Center (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Claremont Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Claremont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Claremont Township
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.