Emmet TownshipMN
A town of 176.
Is Emmet Township a good place to live?
Emmet Township’s median rent is $504 a month, below both the Minnesota town median ($1,196 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Emmet Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Emmet Township stand out
Where Emmet Township beats most towns.
176 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Emmet Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Emmet Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Emmet Township.
Emmet Township has 6.7 jobs for every working resident, and 625 people commute in
Most working residents leave Emmet Township for work: only 9% work in town. At 18 minutes, Emmet Township’s average trip to work is against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Emmet Township has added 92 jobs, to 633 in 2023.
| Emmet Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Emmet Township
Emmet Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 5° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Emmet Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Emmet Township is
Emmet Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 29% of Emmet Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Emmet Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Emmet Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Emmet Township. Close and well known come first.
22 mi MuseumSwensson Farm Museum15 mi GardenAlexander Ramsey Park
17 mi MuseumRenville County Historical MuseumPhoto credits
Swensson Farm Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Renville County Historical Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Emmet Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Emmet Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Emmet Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Every workday, about 625 people come to Emmet Township for work
Where Emmet Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Emmet Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Emmet Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 259 at the 2000 census. Emmet Township was organized in 1870, and named for Robert Emmet, leader of the 1803 Irish rebellion.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,063 ft
Questions about Emmet Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Emmet Township, MN a good place to live?
Emmet Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.