Most of Flora Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
23 jobs are based in Flora Township for 78 working residents. The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 12% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Flora Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 77 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Flora Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
18% of working residents work in Emmet Township
Where Flora Township clocks in
13% 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.
Flora Township works in goods: 74% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flora Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 23. 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 Flora Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Flora Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flora Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 12% 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 Flora Township
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.
18% of Flora Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flora Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flora Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $83,750 |
| Delhi Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Beaver Falls Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sacred Heart Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Emmet Township | 18% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Henryville Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Delhi Township, Beaver Falls Township, Sacred Heart Township, Emmet Township and Henryville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Emmet Township. Darker towns draw more of Flora 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 Flora Township: questions
What is the median household income in Flora Township?
$83,750 (±$20,970) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flora Township?
2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flora Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flora Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Emmet Township (18%, 6 mi), Redwood Falls (13%, 9 mi), Renville (12%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Flora 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 Flora Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flora 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.