First Baptist Church · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Garden City Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
139 jobs are based in Garden City Township, and 421 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Garden City Township itself; outside it, Mankato draws the most (32%, 13 miles). The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Garden City Township: the figures worth knowing
Where the trip to work from Garden City Township ends
Where Garden City Township clocks in
32% of workers
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.
Garden City Township by day and by night
On a workday 410 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 128 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Garden City 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 2024, primary jobs.
What Garden City Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garden City Township, 2014 → 2024: 91 → 139. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Garden City Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Garden City Township’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Garden City Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 301 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 Garden City Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 16% of Garden City Township
The biggest share goes to Lake Crystal (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garden City Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $85,469 |
| Lake Crystal | 13% | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $83,317 |
| Vernon Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Rapidan Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 27 min | $91,667 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Judson Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vernon Center Township, Lincoln Township and Judson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garden City 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 2024, 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 Garden City Township: questions
What is the median household income in Garden City Township?
$85,469 (±$19,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garden City Township?
3.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Garden City Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Garden City Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (32%, 13 mi), Lake Crystal (13%, 3 mi), North Mankato (12%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Garden City 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 Garden City Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garden City Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.