Bridge No. L-5573 · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0About half of Clinton Falls Township’s working residents commute to Owatonna
Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 151 jobs are based in Clinton Falls Township, against 170 working residents.
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 168 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 149 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 (0.89 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 Clinton Falls Township’s working residents head each day
Where Clinton Falls Township clocks in
49% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
81% of the jobs in Clinton Falls Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clinton Falls Township, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 151. 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 Clinton Falls Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Clinton Falls Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clinton Falls Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 7% 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 distance from Clinton Falls Township to work
About 17% 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 is work for 49% of Clinton Falls Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clinton Falls Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Falls Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $101,042 |
| Owatonna | 49% | B | B | 18 min | $80,750 |
| Deerfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Medford Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Merton Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Owatonna Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deerfield Township, Medford Township, Merton Township and Owatonna Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Owatonna. Darker towns draw more of Clinton Falls 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 Clinton Falls Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clinton Falls Township?
$101,042 (±$13,674) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clinton Falls Township?
7.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clinton Falls Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clinton Falls Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Clinton Falls 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 Clinton Falls Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clinton Falls 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.