Holly Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Holly Township itself; outside it, Slayton draws the most (24%, 16 miles). Holly Township has 16 jobs, and 34 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 11% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Holly Township
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 75 people are in Holly Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where the trip to work from Holly Township ends
Where Holly Township clocks in
24% of workers
21% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Holly Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holly Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 16. 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 Holly Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Holly Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holly Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 11% 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 Holly Township goes to work
About 35% 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.
Work in the towns next to Holly Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holly Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $54,286 |
| Ann Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Springdale Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Dovray Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Shetek Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ann Township, Springdale Township, Dovray Township and Shetek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Holly 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 Holly Township: questions
What is the median household income in Holly Township?
$54,286 (±$22,315) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holly Township?
2.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holly Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holly Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Slayton (24%, 16 mi), Marshall (21%, 24 mi), Tracy (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Holly Township without a car?
10% 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 Holly Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holly 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.