Most of Florida Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers (Minnesota 18%). There are 4 jobs in Florida Township, and 53 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Florida Township itself; outside it, Canby draws the most (36%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Florida Township by day
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 61 people are in Florida Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
The towns that employ Florida Township’s residents
Where Florida Township clocks in
Lines 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: 50% of the jobs in Florida Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Florida Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 4. 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 Florida Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Florida Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Florida Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 3% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Florida Township
About 23% 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.
The towns around Florida Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Florida Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $57,188 |
| Hammer Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Fortier Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Manfred Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hammer Township, Fortier Township and Manfred Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Florida 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 Florida Township: questions
What is the median household income in Florida Township?
$57,188 (±$42,383) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Florida Township?
8.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Florida Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Florida Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canby (36%, 7 mi), Norman Township (8%, 8 mi), Hendricks (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Florida 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 Florida Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Florida 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.