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Jobs & commute in Hart Township

Hart Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each

Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Hart Township has 47 jobs, and 150 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Hart Township itself; outside it, Winona draws the most (25%, 12 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Hart Township

On a workday 149 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.

149live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
46work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday190
300live here− 150head out to work+ 46come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Hart Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.31jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Hart Township work

UticaLewiston: 21 residents work here (14%)Rushford: 6 residents work here (4%)Goodview: 6 residents work here (4%)ChatfieldLa Crescent: 5 residents work here (3%)St. CharlesWinona: 38 residents work here (25%)LakevilleRushford VillageMinnetonka: 2 residents work here (1%)Rochester: 15 residents work here (10%)La Crosse: 13 residents work here (9%)New Hartford Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Warren Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Fremont TownshipHart TownshipWiscoy TownshipWilson TownshipWinonaLewistonRochesterLa CrosseRushfordGoodviewHart Township
1
Winona12.4 mi away
25%38
2
Lewiston7.8 mi away
14%21
3
Rochester35.8 mi away
10%15
4
La Crosse, WI28 mi away
9%13
5
Rushford5.5 mi away
4%6
6
Goodview12.5 mi away
4%6
7
La Crescent24 mi away
3%5
83%4
92%3
10
Minnetonka109.8 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%37
The top trips

Where Hart 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 96% of Hart Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Hart TownshipJobs Hart Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms96%33%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices4%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less9%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month45%24%
Over $3,333 a month47%60%

Who does it

29 or younger17%20%
30 to 5455%45%
55 and older28%35%
+52%

Jobs based in Hart Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 47. 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 Hart Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Hart Township’s commute takes about 18 minutes

A year of commuting
141 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hart Township18 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

of Hart Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Hart Township gets to work
85%Drive alone
12%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 229 commuters (the 9% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Hart Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWinona: 25% · 12.4 miLewiston: 14% · 7.8 miRochester: 10% · 35.8 miLa Crosse: 9% · 28 miRushford: 4% · 5.5 miGoodview: 4% · 12.5 miLa Crescent: 3% · 24 miWarren Township: 3% · 6 miNew Hartford Township: 2% · 17.8 miMinnetonka: 1% · 109.8 miWinona 25%Lewiston 14%Rochester 10%La Crosse 9%Rushford 4%Hart Township
Hart TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi34 residents
41%10–24 mi62 residents
25%25–50 mi37 residents
11%Over 50 mi17 residents

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.

Next door

Hart Township and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Warren Township (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hart Township18 min
Wiscoy Township22 min
Rushford Village22 min
Warren Township24 min
Fremont Township26 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownHart Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hart Township–——18 min$86,313
Fremont Townshipunder 2%——26 min—
Wiscoy Townshipunder 2%——22 min—
Warren Township3%——24 min—
Rushford Villageunder 2%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Fremont Township, Wiscoy Township, Warren Township and Rushford Village: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hart Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hart Township: questions

What is the median household income in Hart Township?

$86,313 (±$5,221) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hart Township?

13.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hart Township?

18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hart Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (25%, 12 mi), Lewiston (14%, 8 mi), Rochester (10%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hart 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 Hart Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hart Township

Hart Township home →

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.