About half of Leavenworth Township’s working residents commute to New Ulm
Employers in Leavenworth Township report 452 jobs, and 119 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Leavenworth Township for work; outside it, New Ulm is the main destination (45%, 17 miles). Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Leavenworth Township by day
On a workday 117 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 450 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Leavenworth Township on a workday afternoon, 127% more than live here.
3.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to Leavenworth Township
Where Leavenworth Township clocks in
45% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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: 98% of the jobs in Leavenworth Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leavenworth Township, 2014 → 2024: 239 → 452. 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 Leavenworth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes to work from Leavenworth Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leavenworth Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 152 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.
How far Leavenworth Township goes to work
About 25% 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.
Next door to Leavenworth Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leavenworth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $87,813 |
| Burnstown Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Stark Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Mulligan Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Prairieville Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Bashaw Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Cobden | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burnstown Township, Stark Township, Mulligan Township, Prairieville Township, Bashaw Township and Cobden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Burnstown Township. Darker towns draw more of Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leavenworth Township?
$87,813 (±$17,138) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leavenworth Township?
9.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leavenworth Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leavenworth Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leavenworth 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.