Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Dunbar Township
Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Minnesota. Only 3% work in Dunbar Township itself; outside it, Mankato draws the most (20%, 29 miles). Dunbar Township has 53 jobs, and 89 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Dunbar Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Dunbar Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Where Dunbar Township goes to work
Where Dunbar Township clocks in
20% of workers
7% 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.
75% of the jobs in Dunbar Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dunbar Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 53. 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 Dunbar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Dunbar Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dunbar Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 17% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Dunbar Township
About 25% 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.
Dunbar Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dunbar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $61,458 |
| Freeborn Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Clark Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Minnesota Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Vivian Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Freeborn Township, Clark Township, Minnesota Lake Township and Vivian Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dunbar 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 Dunbar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dunbar Township?
$61,458 (±$9,251) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dunbar Township?
15.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dunbar Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dunbar Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (20%, 29 mi), Blue Earth (12%, 23 mi), Mapleton (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dunbar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dunbar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dunbar 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.