With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Featherstone Township works elsewhere
There are 45 jobs in Featherstone Township, and 353 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Featherstone Township itself; outside it, Red Wing draws the most (29%, 4 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Featherstone Township apart
Featherstone Township and Red Wing trade workers both ways
Red Wing is the top workplace for Featherstone Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Featherstone Township come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Featherstone Township is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Featherstone Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Featherstone Township has about 430 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 353 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Featherstone Township: the destinations
Where Featherstone Township clocks in
9% 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.
Featherstone Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 352 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Featherstone Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
In Featherstone Township, 36% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Featherstone Township, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 45. 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 Featherstone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Featherstone Township spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Featherstone Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 364 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Featherstone Township
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.
Work next door: 31% of Featherstone Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Featherstone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $121,250 |
| Red Wing | 29% | C | B+ | 20 min | $67,192 |
| Goodhue Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hay Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Vasa Township | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goodhue Township and Vasa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Hay Creek Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Red Wing. Darker towns draw more of Featherstone 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 Featherstone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Featherstone Township?
$121,250 (±$13,839) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Featherstone Township?
1.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Featherstone Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Featherstone Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Wing (29%, 4 mi), Rochester (9%, 36 mi), Goodhue (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Featherstone 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 Featherstone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Featherstone 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.