With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Collins Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Collins Township itself; outside it, Hutchinson draws the most (22%, 8 miles). Collins Township has 14 jobs; 227 of its residents have a job. 10% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Collins Township
Collins Township is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Collins Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Collins Township has about 220 people in it, 49% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 227 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Collins Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 225 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Collins Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Collins Township
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Commuting out of Collins Township: the destinations
Where Collins Township clocks in
22% of workers
15% 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.
A place that makes things: 93% of Collins Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Collins Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 14. 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 Collins Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Collins Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Collins Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 230 commuters (the 10% 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.
Next door to Collins Township
The biggest share goes to Stewart (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Collins Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $113,542 |
| Stewart | 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sumter Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lynn Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Preston Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Round Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Penn Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stewart, Sumter Township, Lynn Township, Preston Lake Township, Round Grove Township and Penn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Collins 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 Collins Township: questions
What is the median household income in Collins Township?
$113,542 (±$9,395) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Collins Township?
3.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Collins Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Collins Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (22%, 8 mi), Glencoe (15%, 14 mi), Stewart (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Collins Township without a car?
<1% 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 Collins Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Collins 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.