Jo Daviess TownshipMN
A town of 225.
Is Jo Daviess Township a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Lake Guckeen Wildlife Management Area, at 147 acres. Jo Daviess Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
225 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Jo Daviess Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jo Daviess Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jo Daviess Township.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Jo Daviess Township work out of town
Jo Daviess Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. Since 2013, Jo Daviess Township has lost 45 jobs, to 21 in 2023. 1.1% of working residents work locally in the town, below both the Minnesota town median (9.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The share of residents in Jo Daviess Township who live below the poverty line: 5.3%.
| Jo Daviess Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Jo Daviess Township
Summer afternoons peak near 82° in July, and January nights bottom out around 7°; snowfall runs to about 47 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Jo Daviess Township is
15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Jo Daviess Township, against 16% in Minnesota’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. Against the Minnesota average, Jo Daviess Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13. Jo Daviess Township: 30% of adults get no exercise outside work. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Jo Daviess Township.
| Jo Daviess Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jo Daviess Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jo Daviess Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Jo Daviess Township, 39% come from inland flooding and 22% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jo Daviess Township has set aside 2.2% of its land for conservation
2.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Jo Daviess Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Jo Daviess Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Guckeen Wildlife Management Area | — | 147 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Jo Daviess Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jo Daviess Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Jo Daviess Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Jo Daviess Township for work
Where Jo Daviess Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Jo Daviess Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Jo Daviess Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 281 at the 2000 census. The township was named for Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), who was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft
Questions about Jo Daviess Township
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Is Jo Daviess Township, MN a good place to live?
Jo Daviess Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.