With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Helen Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Helen Township has 119 jobs for 413 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Helen Township apart
Helen Township and Glencoe trade workers both ways
Glencoe is the top workplace for Helen Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Helen Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Helen Township is a place people come home to
There are 119 jobs based in Helen Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Helen Township has about 550 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Helen Township’s 19-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 22 to 28 minutes. Next door ↓
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 413 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
16% of working residents work in Glencoe
Where Helen Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
Helen Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 411 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Helen Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
What Helen Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Helen Township, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 119. 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 Helen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Helen Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Helen Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 446 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where in the region Helen Township works
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 is work for 16% of Helen Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Helen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $107,083 |
| Glencoe | 16% | B− | B+ | 25 min | $71,356 |
| Glencoe Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Bergen Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Green Isle Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Young America Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| New Auburn Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glencoe Township, Green Isle Township, Young America Township and New Auburn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bergen Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Glencoe. Darker towns draw more of Helen 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 Helen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Helen Township?
$107,083 (±$47,441) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Helen Township?
6.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Helen Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Helen Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glencoe (16%, 4 mi), Hutchinson (7%, 18 mi), Waconia (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Helen Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Helen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Helen 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.