Larkin Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Larkin Township has 16 jobs for 90 working residents. Hardly any stay in Larkin Township for work; outside it, Worthington is the main destination (26%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Larkin Township by day
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Larkin Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 people from Larkin Township work
Where Larkin Township clocks in
9% 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.
Larkin Township makes things: 88% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Larkin Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 16. 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 Larkin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Larkin Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Larkin Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 16% 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.
The commute from Larkin Township, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Larkin Township
The biggest share goes to Olney Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Larkin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkin Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $82,083 |
| Wilmont | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Wilmont Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Summit Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Lismore Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Olney Township | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilmont, Wilmont Township, Summit Lake Township, Lismore Township and Olney Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Larkin 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 Larkin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Larkin Township?
$82,083 (±$42,742) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Larkin Township?
11.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Larkin Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Larkin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (26%, 15 mi), Adrian (18%, 7 mi), Luverne (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Larkin 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 Larkin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Larkin 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.