With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Clayton Township works elsewhere
There are 19 jobs in Clayton Township; 107 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Clayton Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (43%, 28 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Clayton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in Clayton Township on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
Commuting out of Clayton Township: the destinations
Where Clayton Township clocks in
43% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 89% of jobs based in Clayton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clayton Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 19. 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 Clayton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Clayton Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clayton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 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.
How many miles Clayton Township commutes
About 19% 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.
Clayton Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Grand Meadow Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clayton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $80,114 |
| Grand Meadow Township | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Marshall Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Bennington Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lodi Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand Meadow Township, Marshall Township, Bennington Township and Lodi Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clayton 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 Clayton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clayton Township?
$80,114 (±$28,973) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clayton Township?
1.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clayton Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clayton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (43%, 28 mi), Grand Meadow (10%, 6 mi), Stewartville (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clayton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clayton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clayton 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.