Owatonna draws about half of Havana Township’s working residents
At 22 minutes each way, commutes from Havana Township run about the Minnesota average. Home is the office for 9% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any work in Havana Township itself; outside it, Owatonna draws the most (49%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Havana Township: the gist
Havana Township is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Havana Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Havana Township has about 340 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Havana Township work
Where Havana Township clocks in
49% of workers
13% of workers
3% 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.
Havana Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 246 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Havana Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.17 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Havana Township makes things: 66% of its jobs are in goods
41 jobs are based in Havana Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Havana Township, 2014 → 2024: 83 → 41. 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 Havana Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Havana Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Havana Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 222 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.
The distance from Havana Township to work
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Havana Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Havana Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $91,563 |
| Owatonna Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Merton Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Claremont Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Aurora Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Owatonna Township, Merton Township, Claremont Township and Aurora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Havana 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 Havana Township: questions
What is the median household income in Havana Township?
$91,563 (±$9,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Havana Township?
5.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Havana Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Havana Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Havana 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 Havana Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Havana 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.