With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Delavan works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Delavan for work; outside it, Blue Earth is the main destination (17%, 10 miles). 16 jobs are based in Delavan for 71 working residents. 6% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Delavan, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Delavan on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The places Delavan commutes to
Where Delavan clocks in
13% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Delavan: what the 16 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delavan, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 16. 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 Delavan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Delavan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delavan workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 6% 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 Delavan’s workers travel
About 28% 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.
Delavan and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delavan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delavan | – | — | — | 31 min | $63,125 |
| Delavan Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lura Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Delavan Township and Lura Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delavan’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 Delavan: questions
What is the median household income in Delavan?
$63,125 (±$12,651) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delavan?
17.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delavan?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delavan work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Earth (17%, 10 mi), Mankato (13%, 28 mi), Fairmont (11%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Delavan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delavan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delavan
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.