Work means New Ulm for more than half of Eden Township’s working residents
Working residents average 19 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any stay in Eden Township for work; outside it, New Ulm is the main destination (55%, 19 miles). There are 1 jobs in Eden Township for 76 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Eden Township
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Eden Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.01 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.
Commuting out of Eden Township: the destinations
Where Eden Township clocks in
55% of workers
4% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Eden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eden Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 1. 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 Eden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Eden Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eden Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 19% 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.
Eden Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
Eden Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Home Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $84,643 |
| Camp Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ridgely Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Prairieville Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Home Township | 5% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Morgan Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Brookville Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Camp Township, Ridgely Township, Prairieville Township, Sherman Township, Home Township, Morgan Township and Brookville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eden 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 Eden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eden Township?
$84,643 (±$10,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eden Township?
3.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eden Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eden Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Eden 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 Eden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eden 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.