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Jobs & commute in Kelso Township

Kelso Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Kelso Township report 6 jobs, and 122 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Kelso Township itself; outside it, Gaylord draws the most (8%, 8 miles). The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Kelso Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 122 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

122live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night270
Workday160
270live here− 120head out to work+ 6come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Kelso Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Kelso Township to work: where people go

Henderson: 3 residents work here (2%)Arlington: 4 residents work here (3%)Gaylord: 10 residents work here (8%)Glencoe: 6 residents work here (5%)Le Sueur: 6 residents work here (5%)Waconia: 7 residents work here (6%)St. Peter: 4 residents work here (3%)Belle Plaine: 3 residents work here (2%)Chaska: 9 residents work here (7%)SavageSt. Paul: 6 residents work here (5%)Lake Prairie TownshipSibley TownshipAlfsborg TownshipArlington TownshipLynn TownshipHenderson TownshipJessenland TownshipKelso TownshipGaylordChaskaWaconiaGlencoeLe SueurSt. PaulKelso Township
1
Gaylord8.1 mi away
8%10
2
Chaska31.4 mi away
7%9
3
Waconia27.3 mi away
6%7
4
Glencoe19.1 mi away
5%6
5
Le Sueur8.5 mi away
5%6
6
St. Paul56.6 mi away
5%6
7
Arlington7.5 mi away
3%4
8
St. Peter12.8 mi away
3%4
9
Henderson7.8 mi away
2%3
10
Belle Plaine17.1 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%64
The top trips

Where Kelso 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

Kelso Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Kelso TownshipJobs Kelso Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%31%
Trade, transport & utilities0%15%
Services: health, schools, offices50%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month67%22%
Over $3,333 a month33%65%

Who does it

29 or younger17%18%
30 to 5467%50%
55 and older17%32%
+100%

Jobs based in Kelso Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 6. 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 Kelso Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Kelso Township: about 33 minutes

A year of commuting
256 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Kelso Township33 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
23%

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

About 2 in 10
How Kelso Township gets to work
84%Drive alone
9%Carpool
4%Walk
1%Bike
2%Other

Share of the 158 commuters (the 23% 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

Kelso Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miGaylord: 8% · 8.1 miChaska: 7% · 31.4 miWaconia: 6% · 27.3 miGlencoe: 5% · 19.1 miLe Sueur: 5% · 8.5 miSt. Paul: 5% · 56.6 miArlington: 3% · 7.5 miSt. Peter: 3% · 12.8 miHenderson: 2% · 7.8 miBelle Plaine: 2% · 17.1 miGaylord 8%Chaska 7%Waconia 6%Glencoe 5%Le Sueur 5%Kelso Township
Kelso TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi25 residents
25%10–24 mi31 residents
32%25–50 mi39 residents
22%Over 50 mi27 residents

About 22% 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.

Next door

Kelso Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lake Prairie Township24 min
Henderson Township26 min
Sibley Township26 min
Arlington Township28 min
Kelso Township33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownKelso Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kelso Township–——33 min$101,250
Henderson Townshipunder 3%——26 min—
Sibley Townshipunder 3%——26 min—
Arlington Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Lake Prairie Townshipunder 3%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Henderson Township, Sibley Township, Arlington Township and Lake Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Kelso 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Kelso Township: questions

What is the median household income in Kelso Township?

$101,250 (±$36,569) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kelso Township?

3.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Kelso Township?

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

Where do people who live in Kelso Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gaylord (8%, 8 mi), Chaska (7%, 31 mi), Waconia (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Kelso 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 Kelso Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Kelso Township

Kelso Township home →

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.