With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of La Crosse Township works elsewhere
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Employers in La Crosse Township report 11 jobs, against 59 working residents. Only 2% stay in La Crosse Township for work; outside it, Worthington is the main destination (15%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in La Crosse Township by day
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 98 people are in La Crosse Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of La Crosse Township: the destinations
Where La Crosse Township clocks in
14% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 45% of the jobs in La Crosse Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Crosse Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 11. 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 La Crosse Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from La Crosse Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Crosse Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 4% 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.
Miles to work from La Crosse Township
About 17% 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 to La Crosse Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Crosse Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $94,375 |
| Alba Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Graham Lakes Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Weimer Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Alba Township, Graham Lakes Township, Weimer Township and Springfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Crosse 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 La Crosse Township: questions
What is the median household income in La Crosse Township?
$94,375 (±$55,339) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Crosse Township?
1.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Crosse Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Crosse Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (15%, 16 mi), Windom (14%, 15 mi), Lakefield (12%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Crosse Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Crosse Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Crosse 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.