Work and commuting in Des Moines Township
Employers in Des Moines Township report 81 jobs; 92 of its residents have a job. 8% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%. A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
32% of working residents work in Jackson
Where Des Moines Township clocks in
32% of workers
10% 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: 36% of the jobs in Des Moines Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Des Moines Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 81. 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 Des Moines Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Des Moines Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Des Moines Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 commuters (the 8% 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 Des Moines Township works
About 21% 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.
Bordering towns draw 32% of Des Moines Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Des Moines Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $89,167 |
| Jackson | 32% | C+ | B+ | 16 min | $70,223 |
| Hunter Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Belmont Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Middletown Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Wisconsin Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hunter Township, Belmont Township, Middletown Township and Wisconsin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jackson. Darker towns draw more of Des Moines 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 Des Moines Township: questions
What is the median household income in Des Moines Township?
$89,167 (±$14,691) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Des Moines Township?
9.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Des Moines Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Des Moines Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (32%, 4 mi), Windom (10%, 17 mi), Lakefield (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Des Moines Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Des Moines Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Des Moines 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.