Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Dresbach Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Dresbach Township report 44 jobs; 219 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Dresbach Township; the top destination outside it is La Crosse (26%, 7 miles). 8% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dresbach Township: the figures worth knowing
Who commutes out of Dresbach Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 218 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Dresbach Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Where people from Dresbach Township work
Where Dresbach Township clocks in
26% of workers
16% 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.
Goods, not services: 32% of the jobs in Dresbach Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dresbach Township, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 44. 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 Dresbach Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from Dresbach Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dresbach Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 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 Dresbach Township works
About 22% 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.
15% of Dresbach Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to La Crescent (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dresbach Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresbach Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $101,875 |
| La Crescent | 11% | A | B+ | 18 min | $85,368 |
| New Hartford Township | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| La Crescent Township | under 2% | A | B | 20 min | $110,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. New Hartford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dresbach 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 Dresbach Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dresbach Township?
$101,875 (±$21,635) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dresbach Township?
7.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dresbach Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dresbach Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (26%, 7 mi), Winona (16%, 20 mi), La Crescent (11%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dresbach Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dresbach Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dresbach 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.