Cordova Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Cordova Township; the top destination outside it is Le Center (12%, 4 miles). Cordova Township has 28 jobs; 233 of its residents have a job. 5% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Cordova Township
Cordova Township is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Cordova Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cordova Township has about 300 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cordova Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Cordova Township
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Cordova Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Cordova Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cordova Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 249 commuters (the 5% 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.
Where Cordova Township goes to work
Where Cordova Township clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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.
Cordova Township works in goods: 57% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cordova Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 28. 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 Cordova Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Cordova Township
About 15% 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.
The towns around Cordova Township
The biggest share goes to Lexington Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cordova Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $116,111 |
| Elysian Township | under 3% | A− | D | 29 min | $99,766 |
| Cleveland Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lexington Township | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Kilkenny Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cleveland Township, Lexington Township and Kilkenny Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cordova 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 Cordova Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cordova Township?
$116,111 (±$9,024) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cordova Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cordova Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cordova Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Le Center (12%, 4 mi), Mankato (9%, 18 mi), St. Peter (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cordova 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 Cordova Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cordova 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.