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Jobs & commute in Jordan Township

Most of Jordan Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

There are 8 jobs in Jordan Township, and 165 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Jordan Township; the top destination outside it is Rochester (38%, 18 miles). The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Jordan Township

On a workday 165 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

165live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night400
Workday240
400live here− 170head out to work+ 8come in to work= 240on a workday

About 240 people are in Jordan Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Jordan Township’s working residents head each day

MabelGrand MeadowFountain: 3 residents work here (2%)Harmony: 2 residents work here (1%)Eyota: 4 residents work here (2%)Le Center: 2 residents work here (1%)PlainviewPreston: 8 residents work here (5%)Dodge Center: 2 residents work here (1%)Chatfield: 21 residents work here (13%)Spring Valley: 8 residents work here (5%)Winona: 2 residents work here (1%)Rochester: 62 residents work here (38%)Orion TownshipJordan TownshipSumner TownshipChatfield TownshipFillmore TownshipRochesterChatfieldPrestonSpring ValleyEyotaFountainJordan Township
1
Rochester17.9 mi away
38%62
2
Chatfield5.1 mi away
13%21
3
Preston13 mi away
5%8
4
Spring Valley10 mi away
5%8
5
Eyota12.8 mi away
2%4
6
Fountain8 mi away
2%3
7
Harmony21.7 mi away
1%2
8
Le Center82.9 mi away
1%2
9
Dodge Center32.9 mi away
1%2
10
Winona34.4 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%51
The top trips

Where Jordan Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Jordan Township

Jobs based in Jordan TownshipJobs Jordan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%17%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices0%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%15%
Over $3,333 a month75%72%

Who does it

29 or younger50%18%
30 to 5425%64%
55 and older25%19%
+60%

Jobs based in Jordan Township, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 8. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jordan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 22 minutes each way, about the MN average

A year of commuting
168 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Jordan Township22 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

of Jordan Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Jordan Township gets to work
92%Drive alone
6%Carpool
1%Transit
1%Walk

Share of the 183 commuters (the 15% 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

The distance from Jordan Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRochester: 38% · 17.9 miChatfield: 13% · 5.1 miPreston: 5% · 13 miSpring Valley: 5% · 10 miEyota: 2% · 12.8 miFountain: 2% · 8 miHarmony: 1% · 21.7 miLe Center: 1% · 82.9 miDodge Center: 1% · 32.9 miWinona: 1% · 34.4 miRochester 38%Chatfield 13%Preston 5%Spring Valley 5%Eyota 2%Jordan Township
Jordan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi30 residents
56%10–24 mi92 residents
8%25–50 mi13 residents
18%Over 50 mi30 residents

About 18% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Jordan Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Jordan Township22 min
Chatfield Township23 min
Orion Township28 min
Fillmore Township29 min
Sumner Township31 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownJordan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jordan Township–——22 min$97,917
Fillmore Townshipunder 2%——29 min—
Sumner Townshipunder 2%——31 min—
Orion Townshipunder 2%——28 min—
Chatfield Townshipunder 2%——23 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Fillmore Township, Sumner Township, Orion Township and Chatfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Jordan Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Jordan Township: questions

What is the median household income in Jordan Township?

$97,917 (±$40,277) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Jordan Township?

1.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Jordan Township?

22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Jordan Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (38%, 18 mi), Chatfield (13%, 5 mi), Preston (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Jordan Township without a car?

1% 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 Jordan Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Jordan Township

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.