Photo: Public domain · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lafayette Township works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Lafayette Township; the top destination outside it is New Ulm (41%, 5 miles). Employers in Lafayette Township report 70 jobs, against 329 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 12% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Lafayette Township in brief
Lafayette Township and New Ulm trade workers both ways
New Ulm is the top workplace for Lafayette Township residents (41%) and also where the most people who work in Lafayette Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lafayette Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Lafayette Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lafayette Township has about 410 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 329 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Lafayette Township commutes to
Where Lafayette Township clocks in
41% of workers
8% 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.
How a workday changes Lafayette Township
On a workday 324 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Lafayette 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 2024, primary jobs.
71% of the jobs in Lafayette Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lafayette Township, 2014 → 2024: 102 → 70. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lafayette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lafayette Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lafayette Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 337 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where in the region Lafayette Township works
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 43% of Lafayette Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lafayette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $116,250 |
| New Ulm | 41% | B− | A | 12 min | $64,449 |
| Bernadotte Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lafayette | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Cornish Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| West Newton Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Brighton Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Milford Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Courtland Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bernadotte Township, Lafayette, Cornish Township, West Newton Township, Brighton Township, Milford Township and Courtland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New Ulm. Darker towns draw more of Lafayette 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 2024, 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 Lafayette Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lafayette Township?
$116,250 (±$24,333) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lafayette Township?
2.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lafayette Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lafayette Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Ulm (41%, 5 mi), Mankato (8%, 27 mi), North Mankato (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lafayette Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lafayette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lafayette Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.