With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Kiester Township works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute from Kiester Township lasts 21 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Employers in Kiester Township report 3 jobs, and 40 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Kiester Township; the top destination outside it is Blue Earth (25%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Kiester Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Kiester Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 Kiester Township commutes to
Where Kiester Township clocks in
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Kiester Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Kiester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Kiester Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kiester Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 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.
Half of Kiester Township commutes less than 23 miles
About 33% 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.
Around Kiester Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kiester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiester Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $67,500 |
| Foster Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Mansfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Seely Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Foster Township, Mansfield Township and Seely Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kiester 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 Kiester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kiester Township?
$67,500 (±$33,664) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kiester Township?
3.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kiester Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kiester Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Earth (25%, 20 mi), Mankato (10%, 45 mi), Frost (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kiester 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 Kiester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kiester 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.