Emmet Township draws 625 commuters a day, with 6.7 jobs for every working resident
About one in ten work in Emmet Township; the top destination outside it is Redwood Falls (16%, 15 miles). 633 jobs are based in Emmet Township for 94 working residents. 6% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Emmet Township
On a workday 86 residents head out to work and 8 work right here.
About 720 people are in Emmet Township on a workday afternoon, 306% more 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.
The towns that send workers to Emmet Township
Where Emmet Township clocks in
16% of workers
12% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 76% of the jobs in Emmet Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Emmet Township, 2013 → 2023: 541 → 633. 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 Emmet Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 18 minutes in Emmet Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Emmet Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 commuters (the 6% 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 Emmet Township goes to work
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.
Around Emmet Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Emmet Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmet Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $81,563 |
| Troy Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Crooks Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Flora Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sacred Heart Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Troy Township, Crooks Township, Flora Township and Sacred Heart Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Emmet 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 Emmet Township: questions
What is the median household income in Emmet Township?
$81,563 (±$17,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emmet Township?
6.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Emmet Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Emmet Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redwood Falls (16%, 15 mi), Renville (12%, 3 mi), Willmar (12%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Emmet Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Emmet Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emmet 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.