Emerald Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
Only 2% work in Emerald Township itself; outside it, Blue Earth draws the most (38%, 7 miles). Employers in Emerald Township report 30 jobs, against 53 working residents. Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Emerald Township
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Emerald Township on a workday afternoon, 11% 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 people from Emerald Township work
Where Emerald Township clocks in
6% 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.
80% of the jobs in Emerald Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Emerald Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 30. 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 Emerald Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Emerald Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Emerald Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Emerald Township
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.
Emerald Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brush Creek Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Emerald Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $75,833 |
| Blue Earth City Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Barber Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Brush Creek Township | 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Frost | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Rome Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Earth City Township, Barber Township, Brush Creek Township, Frost and Rome Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Emerald 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 Emerald Township: questions
What is the median household income in Emerald Township?
$75,833 (±$14,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emerald Township?
3.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Emerald Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Emerald Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Earth (38%, 7 mi), Mankato (6%, 37 mi), Fairmont (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Emerald Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Emerald Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emerald 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.