Kildare Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Kildare Township report 2 jobs, and 55 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Kildare Township for work; outside it, Kerkhoven is the main destination (11%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kildare Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in Kildare Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Where the trip to work from Kildare Township ends
Where Kildare Township clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Kildare Township: what the 2 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kildare Township, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 2. 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 Kildare Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Kildare Township spends getting to work: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kildare Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 commuters (the 5% 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 Kildare Township’s workers travel
About 31% 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.
Work in the towns next to Kildare Township
The biggest share goes to Dublin Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kildare Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kildare Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $96,389 |
| Torning Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Hayes Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Dublin Township | 4% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Camp Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Torning Township, Hayes Township, Dublin Township and Camp Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kildare 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 Kildare Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kildare Township?
$96,389 (±$9,184) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kildare Township?
6.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kildare Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kildare Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kerkhoven (11%, 8 mi), Benson (11%, 9 mi), Willmar (11%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kildare 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 Kildare Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kildare 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.