With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hayfield Township works elsewhere
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Hayfield Township report 55 jobs, against 268 working residents. Hardly any work in Hayfield Township; the top destination outside it is Rochester (41%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hayfield Township and work: the main findings
41% of Hayfield Township works in Rochester
110 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Rochester, 21 miles away. That’s far more as work in Hayfield Township itself. The commute map ↓
Hayfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Hayfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hayfield Township has about 270 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 268 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Hayfield Township: the destinations
Where Hayfield Township clocks in
41% 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.
How many people are in Hayfield Township by day
On a workday 268 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Hayfield Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 kinds of work in Hayfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hayfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 167 → 55. 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 Hayfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Hayfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hayfield Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 19% 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 many miles Hayfield Township commutes
About 21% 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.
Around Hayfield Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hayfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayfield Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $110,833 |
| Ashland Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Westfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Waltham Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ashland Township, Vernon Township, Westfield Township and Waltham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hayfield 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 Hayfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hayfield Township?
$110,833 (±$17,289) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hayfield Township?
6.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hayfield Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hayfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (41%, 21 mi), Hayfield (10%, 1 mi), Dodge Center (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hayfield 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 Hayfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hayfield 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.