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Jobs & commute in Kintire Township

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

Hardly any stay in Kintire Township for work; outside it, Redwood Falls is the main destination (21%, 10 miles). There are 2 jobs in Kintire Township, and 92 of its residents work somewhere. For 28% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota.

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Kintire Township

On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

92live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday100
190live here− 92head out to work+ 2come in to work= 100on a workday

About 100 people are in Kintire Township on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs 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

Where Kintire Township’s working residents head each day

Lamberton: 3 residents work here (3%)Wabasso: 10 residents work here (11%)Belview: 3 residents work here (3%)Fairfax: 2 residents work here (2%)Montevideo: 2 residents work here (2%)Redwood Falls: 19 residents work here (21%)Marshall: 9 residents work here (10%)Mankato: 3 residents work here (3%)Rochester: 2 residents work here (2%)Echo TownshipSwedes Forest TownshipDelhi Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Kintire TownshipSheridan TownshipRedwood FallsWabassoMarshallLambertonBelviewMankatoKintire Township
1
Redwood Falls9.9 mi away
21%19
2
Wabasso12.7 mi away
11%10
3
Marshall25.9 mi away
10%9
4
Lamberton24.4 mi away
3%3
5
Belview2.2 mi away
3%3
6
Mankato71.2 mi away
3%3
7
Delhi Township5.5 mi away
3%3
8
Fairfax28.6 mi away
2%2
9
Montevideo32.6 mi away
2%2
10
Rochester144.9 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%36
The top trips

Where Kintire 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

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Kintire Township

Jobs based in Kintire TownshipJobs Kintire Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices100%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%16%
Over $3,333 a month0%68%

Who does it

29 or younger50%16%
30 to 5450%51%
55 and older0%33%
−50%

Jobs based in Kintire Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 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 Kintire Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Kintire Township, about 23 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
174 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Kintire Township23 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
28%

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

About 3 in 10
How Kintire Township gets to work
95%Drive alone
3%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 63 commuters (the 28% 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 Kintire Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRedwood Falls: 21% · 9.9 miWabasso: 11% · 12.7 miMarshall: 10% · 25.9 miLamberton: 3% · 24.4 miBelview: 3% · 2.2 miMankato: 3% · 71.2 miDelhi Township: 3% · 5.5 miFairfax: 2% · 28.6 miMontevideo: 2% · 32.6 miRochester: 2% · 144.9 miRedwood Falls 21%Wabasso 11%Marshall 10%Lamberton 3%Belview 3%Kintire Township
Kintire TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
22%Under 10 mi20 residents
34%10–24 mi31 residents
18%25–50 mi17 residents
26%Over 50 mi24 residents

About 26% 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

Kintire Township and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to Delhi Township (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Delhi Township16 min
Sheridan Township18 min
Swedes Forest Township19 min
Kintire Township23 min
Echo Township24 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownKintire Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kintire Township–——23 min$108,750
Echo Townshipunder 3%——24 min—
Swedes Forest Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Delhi Township3%——16 min—
Sheridan Townshipunder 3%——18 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Echo Township, Swedes Forest Township, Delhi Township and Sheridan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Kintire 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 Kintire Township: questions

What is the median household income in Kintire Township?

$108,750 (±$45,480) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kintire Township?

3.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Kintire Township?

23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Kintire Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redwood Falls (21%, 10 mi), Wabasso (11%, 13 mi), Marshall (10%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Kintire Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Kintire Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Kintire Township

Kintire 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.