With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lanesburgh Township works elsewhere
There are 116 jobs in Lanesburgh Township; 1,048 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Lanesburgh Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (C+). Measured by household income, Lanesburgh Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lanesburgh Township and work: the main findings
Income, poverty and work: Lanesburgh Township’s grade explained
Household income holds Lanesburgh Township’s grade up ($121,908, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lanesburgh Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Who works in Lanesburgh Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,043 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Lanesburgh Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
10% of working residents work in New Prague
Where Lanesburgh Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 58% of jobs based in Lanesburgh Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lanesburgh Township, 2013 → 2023: 170 → 116. 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 Lanesburgh Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Lanesburgh Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lanesburgh Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,088 commuters (the 9% 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 it is to work from Lanesburgh Township
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.
The commute in Lanesburgh Township is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,201 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.4% of Lanesburgh Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lanesburgh Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800, Lanesburgh Township comes 871st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Stillwater Township MN | 1,831 | $162K | 3.4% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 869 | Sidney Township IL | 1,654 | $107K | 5.3% | 5.0% | 2% | A− |
| 870 | Ingersoll Township MI | 2,622 | $99K | 4.7% | 3.1% | 1% | A− |
| 871 | Lanesburgh Township MN | 2,052 | $122K | 5.8% | 3.4% | <1% | A− |
| 872 | Monroe Township OH | 1,801 | $94K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0% | A− |
| 873 | Luxemburg WI | 2,784 | $78K | 5.6% | 1.9% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lanesburgh Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
13% of Lanesburgh Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to New Prague (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lanesburgh Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanesburgh Township | – | A− | C+ | 26 min | $121,908 |
| New Prague | 10% | A | A− | 24 min | $94,539 |
| Montgomery | 3% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $79,432 |
| Derrynane Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Montgomery Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Wheatland Township | under 3% | A− | C | 25 min | $114,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Derrynane Township and Montgomery Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lanesburgh 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 Lanesburgh Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lanesburgh Township?
$121,908 (±$15,870) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lanesburgh Township?
5.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lanesburgh Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lanesburgh Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Prague (10%, 4 mi), Shakopee (5%, 20 mi), Le Sueur (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lanesburgh Township walkable?
Lanesburgh Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lanesburgh Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lanesburgh Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lanesburgh 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.