Households in Kalmar Township earn more than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 2.4% of residents, next to 9.3% across Minnesota. The two grades for Kalmar Township are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Hardly any work in Kalmar Township; the top destination outside it is Rochester (67%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kalmar Township and work: the main findings
Much of Kalmar Township works one town over
72% of working residents work in a town that borders Kalmar Township: Rochester (67%) and Byron (5%). Next door ↓
Most Kalmar Township residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Three in four Kalmar Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Kalmar Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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 640 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Kalmar Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Kalmar Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Kalmar Township’s grade up ($160,764, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (1.2%) is left out: Kalmar Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Kalmar Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Near or far: the trip to work from Kalmar Township
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.
Jobs in Kalmar Township: what the 206 are
206 jobs are based in Kalmar Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kalmar Township, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 206. 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 Kalmar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Kalmar Township
On a workday 635 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 201 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Kalmar Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.32 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Kalmar Township commutes to
Where Kalmar Township clocks in
67% of workers
4% 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.
About 22 minutes to work from Kalmar Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kalmar Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 605 commuters (the 16% 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.
Driving is how Kalmar Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kalmar Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Kalmar Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 724 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 7% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of Kalmar Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kalmar Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Kalmar Township next to U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600: 191st of 4,312 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 26 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 189 | Darmstadt IN | 1,441 | $107K | 3.3% | 0.9% | <1% | A |
| 190 | Langhorne Manor PA | 1,467 | $138K | 10.5% | 10.8% | 4% | A |
| 191 | Kalmar Township MN | 1,157 | $161K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1% | A |
| 192 | Marion Township IN | 1,539 | $106K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 193 | Lake Shore UT | 1,129 | $99K | 0.0% | 20.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Kalmar Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
72% of Kalmar Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kalmar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalmar Township | – | A | D | 22 min | $160,764 |
| Byron | 5% | A− | B+ | 18 min | $124,010 |
| Rochester | 67% | B+ | A− | 17 min | $89,389 |
| Mantorville Township | under 1% | A | B | 25 min | $122,436 |
| Cascade Township | under 1% | A | B− | 18 min | $150,000 |
| Salem Township | under 1% | A | C | 19 min | $102,143 |
| New Haven Township | under 1% | A | B− | 19 min | $132,670 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rochester. Darker towns draw more of Kalmar 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 Kalmar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kalmar Township?
$160,764 (±$12,474) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kalmar Township?
2.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kalmar Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kalmar Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (67%, 8 mi), Byron (5%, 2 mi), Pine Island (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kalmar Township walkable?
Kalmar Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kalmar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kalmar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kalmar 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.