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Jobs & commute in Elmer Township

Elmer Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Elmer Township; the top destination outside it is Pipestone (33%, 8 miles). There are 13 jobs in Elmer Township; 112 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute from Elmer Township lasts 21 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

13 jobs based here
Household income
$86K
median · Minnesota $89K
Poverty
2.3%
Minnesota 9.3%
Unemployment
0.6%
Minnesota 4.1% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
21 min
Minnesota 23 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 112 working residents
Work from home
14%
Minnesota 18% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Elmer Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 112 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

112live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night230
Workday130
230live here− 110head out to work+ 13come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Elmer Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Elmer Township to work: where people go

ConcordiaMorganJasper: 3 residents work here (3%)Edgerton: 6 residents work here (5%)Brewster: 2 residents work here (2%)Pipestone: 37 residents work here (33%)Worthington: 3 residents work here (3%)Albert Lea: 2 residents work here (2%)Bloomington: 3 residents work here (3%)Rochester: 2 residents work here (2%)BalticSioux Falls: 11 residents work here (10%)Sweet TownshipOsborne Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Lamberton TownshipElmer TownshipEden TownshipGray TownshipMurray TownshipClearwater TownshipVermillion TownshipPipestoneSioux FallsEdgertonOsborne TownshipJasperWorthingtonElmer Township
1
Pipestone7.6 mi away
33%37
2
Sioux Falls, SD36.5 mi away
10%11
3
Edgerton4.8 mi away
5%6
4
Osborne Township4.3 mi away
4%4
5
Jasper10.3 mi away
3%3
6
Worthington36.3 mi away
3%3
7
Bloomington156.5 mi away
3%3
8
Brewster40.1 mi away
2%2
9
Albert Lea143.2 mi away
2%2
10
Rochester185.8 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%39
The top trips

Where Elmer Township clocks in

33%Pipestone
33% of workers
7.6 mi awayPipestone37 Elmer Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Sioux Falls
10% of workers
36.5 mi awaySioux Falls, SD11 Elmer Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
4.8 mi awayEdgerton6 Elmer Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Elmer Township works in goods: 69% of its jobs

Jobs based in Elmer TownshipJobs Elmer Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms69%29%
Trade, transport & utilities31%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%31%
Over $3,333 a month77%52%

Who does it

29 or younger23%28%
30 to 5462%46%
55 and older15%26%

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 Elmer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Elmer Township, about 21 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
159 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Elmer Township21 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
14%

of Elmer Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Elmer Township gets to work
75%Drive alone
13%Carpool
11%Walk
1%Other

Share of the 138 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 far

Near or far: the trip to work from Elmer Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPipestone: 33% · 7.6 miSioux Falls: 10% · 36.5 miEdgerton: 5% · 4.8 miOsborne Township: 4% · 4.3 miJasper: 3% · 10.3 miWorthington: 3% · 36.3 miBloomington: 3% · 156.5 miBrewster: 2% · 40.1 miAlbert Lea: 2% · 143.2 miRochester: 2% · 185.8 miPipestone 33%Sioux Falls 10%Edgerton 5%Osborne Township 4%Jasper 3%Elmer Township
Elmer TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
43%Under 10 mi48 residents
11%10–24 mi12 residents
24%25–50 mi27 residents
22%Over 50 mi24 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Elmer Township

The biggest share goes to Osborne Township (4%).

Osborne Township: 4% of workers work hereGray Township: few work hereEden Township: few work hereOsborne TownshipGray TownshipEden TownshipElmer Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Osborne Township16 min
Gray Township16 min
Eden Township20 min
Elmer Township21 min
Osborne Township4% of Elmer Township works hereGray Townshipunder 2% of Elmer TownshipEden Townshipunder 2% of Elmer Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownElmer Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Elmer Township–——21 min$85,625
Osborne Township4%——16 min—
Gray Townshipunder 2%——16 min—
Eden Townshipunder 2%——20 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Osborne Township, Gray Township and Eden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Elmer Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Elmer Township: questions

What is the median household income in Elmer Township?

$85,625 (±$56,454) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Elmer Township?

2.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Elmer Township?

21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Elmer Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pipestone (33%, 8 mi), Sioux Falls (10%, 36 mi), Edgerton (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Elmer 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 Elmer Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Elmer Township

Elmer Township home →
$1,188median rent
HousingLive where you work?Homes and rent in Elmer Township
21min commute
HandbookGetting around Elmer TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in MNShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.