Jeffers Petroglyphs Site · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Delton Township works elsewhere
Only 3% work in Delton Township itself; outside it, Mountain Lake draws the most (19%, 10 miles). There are 38 jobs in Delton Township, against 72 working residents. 10% 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
Who leaves Delton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 91 people are in Delton Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Delton Township commutes to
Where Delton Township clocks in
13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 82% of the jobs in Delton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delton Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 38. 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 Delton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Delton Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 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.
Where in the region Delton Township works
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.
Delton Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delton Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $76,667 |
| Amboy Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Stately Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Carson Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Selma Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Amboy Township, Stately Township, Carson Township and Selma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delton 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 Delton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delton Township?
$76,667 (±$53,478) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delton Township?
7.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delton Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delton Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mountain Lake (19%, 10 mi), Windom (13%, 13 mi), Springfield (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Delton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delton 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.