Most of Holt Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Holt Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (20%, 36 miles). Employers in Holt Township report 5 jobs; 97 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Holt Township
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Holt Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Holt Township’s working residents head each day
Where Holt Township clocks in
20% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holt Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 5. 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 Holt Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Holt Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holt Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 commuters (the 14% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Holt Township
About 15% 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 Holt Township
The biggest share goes to Lanesboro (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $107,917 |
| Lanesboro | 6% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Amherst Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Carrolton Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Norway Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Arendahl Township | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lanesboro, Amherst Township, Carrolton Township, Norway Township and Arendahl Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Holt 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 Holt Township: questions
What is the median household income in Holt Township?
$107,917 (±$28,605) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holt Township?
2.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holt Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holt Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (20%, 36 mi), Mabel (7%, 14 mi), Lanesboro (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Holt Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Holt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holt 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.