Eldorado Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 16 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Eldorado Township has 8 jobs for 34 working residents. Only 3% work in Eldorado Township itself; outside it, Morris draws the most (32%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Eldorado Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Eldorado Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 the trip to work from Eldorado Township ends
Where Eldorado Township clocks in
32% 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 place that makes things: 88% of Eldorado Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eldorado Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 8. 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 Eldorado Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 16 minutes from Eldorado Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eldorado Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 14% 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 Eldorado Township commutes
About 30% 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.
How Eldorado Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eldorado Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $87,708 |
| Dollymount Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Everglade Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Donnelly Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Pepperton Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dollymount Township, Logan Township, Everglade Township, Donnelly Township and Pepperton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eldorado 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 Eldorado Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eldorado Township?
$87,708 (±$37,240) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eldorado Township?
16.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eldorado Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eldorado Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris (32%, 16 mi), Chokio (6%, 10 mi), Elk Lake Township (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eldorado 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 Eldorado Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eldorado 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.