With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Jay Township works elsewhere
Employers in Jay Township report 35 jobs for 89 working residents. Only 2% work in Jay Township itself; outside it, Fairmont draws the most (27%, 17 miles). Home is the office for 28% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Jay Township
On a workday 87 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Jay Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 places Jay Township commutes to
Where Jay Township clocks in
27% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 94% of work in Jay Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jay Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 35. 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 Jay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Jay Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jay Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 95 commuters (the 28% 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 Jay Township goes to work
About 28% 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.
Jay Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Sherburn (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $125,000 |
| Sherburn | 8% | D | A− | 25 min | $59,777 |
| Lake Fremont Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Elm Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Manyaska Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Wisconsin Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Fox Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Fremont Township, Elm Creek Township, Manyaska Township, Wisconsin Township and Fox Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jay 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 Jay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jay Township?
$125,000 (±$43,028) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jay Township?
3.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jay Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jay Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (27%, 17 mi), Jackson (9%, 9 mi), Sherburn (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jay 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 Jay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jay 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.