Most of Iosco Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
10% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. 21 jobs are based in Iosco Township; 278 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Iosco Township; the top destination outside it is Mankato (19%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Iosco Township apart
Iosco Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Iosco Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Iosco Township has about 250 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Iosco Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 278 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Iosco Township
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Iosco Township on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
About 32 minutes each way for Iosco Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Iosco Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 239 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.
The towns that employ Iosco Township’s residents
Where Iosco Township clocks in
19% of workers
13% 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.
Iosco Township works in goods: 52% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Iosco Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 21. 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 Iosco Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Iosco Township to work
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.
Iosco Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Janesville Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Iosco Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iosco Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $109,167 |
| St. Mary Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Janesville Township | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Waterville Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Blooming Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Mary Township, Janesville Township, Waterville Township and Blooming Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Iosco 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 Iosco Township: questions
What is the median household income in Iosco Township?
$109,167 (±$25,774) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Iosco Township?
8.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Iosco Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Iosco Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (19%, 20 mi), Janesville (13%, 7 mi), Waseca (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Iosco Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Iosco Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Iosco 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.