With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Le Ray Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Le Ray Township itself; outside it, Mankato draws the most (38%, 8 miles). 84 jobs are based in Le Ray Township; 357 of its residents have a job. 9% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Le Ray Township stands out on work
Le Ray Township and Mankato trade workers both ways
Mankato is the top workplace for Le Ray Township residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Le Ray Township come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Le Ray Township is a place people come home to
There are 84 jobs based in Le Ray Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Le Ray Township has about 470 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Le Ray Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (17 to 24 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 357 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Le Ray Township: the destinations
Where Le Ray Township clocks in
38% 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.
Who works in Le Ray Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 355 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Le Ray Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Le Ray Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Le Ray Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 282 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.
Le Ray Township makes things: 52% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Le Ray Township, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 84. 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 Le Ray Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Le Ray Township
About 22% 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.
How Le Ray Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Eagle Lake (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Le Ray Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ray Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $91,250 |
| Eagle Lake | 2% | A− | C | 18 min | $96,964 |
| Madison Lake | 2% | B | B− | 23 min | $87,727 |
| McPherson Township | 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Janesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Jamestown Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Mankato Township | under 2% | B | C | 17 min | $113,269 |
Same-state neighbors only. McPherson Township, Janesville Township and Jamestown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Le Ray 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 Le Ray Township: questions
What is the median household income in Le Ray Township?
$91,250 (±$12,633) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Le Ray Township?
7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Le Ray Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Le Ray Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (38%, 8 mi), North Mankato (11%, 11 mi), St. Peter (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Le Ray Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Le Ray Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Le Ray 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.