With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Custer Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Custer Township; the top destination outside it is Marshall (39%, 15 miles). Custer Township has 5 jobs, and 83 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 26% of workers, 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
Who commutes out of Custer Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 97 people are in Custer Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 Custer Township: the destinations
Where Custer Township clocks in
39% 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.
Custer Township makes things: 60% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Custer Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 5. 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 Custer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Custer Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Custer Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 26% 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 far it is to work from Custer Township
About 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Custer Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Custer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $73,750 |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Rock Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Sodus Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lake Sarah Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township, Rock Lake Township, Sodus Township and Lake Sarah Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Custer 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 Custer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Custer Township?
$73,750 (±$21,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Custer Township?
14.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Custer Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Custer Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (39%, 15 mi), Tracy (7%, 9 mi), Minneota (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Custer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Custer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Custer 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.