Rochester draws more than half of Dover Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Dover Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (56%, 17 miles). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. There are 34 jobs in Dover Township for 225 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Dover Township in brief
More than half of Dover Township works in Rochester
126 working residents, 56%, have their main job in Rochester, 17 miles away. That’s far more as work in Dover Township itself. The commute map ↓
Dover Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Dover Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dover Township has about 190 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Dover Township’s 21-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 24 to 28 minutes. Next door ↓
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 225 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Dover Township work
Where Dover Township clocks in
56% 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.
A workday in Dover Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 224 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Dover Township on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.15 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 44% of work in Dover Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dover Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 34. 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 Dover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Dover Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dover Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 179 commuters (the 16% 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 Dover Township works
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.
Next door to Dover Township
The biggest share goes to Eyota Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $133,125 |
| Elmira Township | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Eyota Township | 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Quincy Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| St. Charles Township | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elmira Township, Eyota Township, Quincy Township and St. Charles Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dover 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 Dover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dover Township?
$133,125 (±$25,470) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dover Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dover Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dover Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (56%, 17 mi), Eyota (8%, 5 mi), Chatfield (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dover 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 Dover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dover 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.