East Chain Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in East Chain Township report 42 jobs, and 111 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in East Chain Township; the top destination outside it is Fairmont (28%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 16 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through East Chain Township
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in East Chain Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where East Chain Township goes to work
Where East Chain Township clocks in
28% of workers
5% 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: 100% of the jobs in East Chain Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Chain Township, 2014 → 2024: 50 → 42. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs East Chain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from East Chain Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Chain Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 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.
How many miles East Chain Township commutes
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to East Chain Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Chain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Chain Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $90,313 |
| Silver Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pleasant Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Pilot Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Silver Lake Township, Pleasant Prairie Township and Pilot Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Chain 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 2024, 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 East Chain Township: questions
What is the median household income in East Chain Township?
$90,313 (±$14,694) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Chain Township?
3.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Chain Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Chain Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (28%, 10 mi), Mankato (5%, 46 mi), Dunnell (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around East Chain 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 East Chain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Chain Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.