Leeds Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
10% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Employers in Leeds Township report 16 jobs for 69 working residents. Hardly any work in Leeds Township itself; outside it, Fulda draws the most (13%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Leeds Township on a workday
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Leeds Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Leeds Township work
Where Leeds Township clocks in
13% 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.
88% of the jobs in Leeds Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leeds Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 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 Leeds Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Leeds Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leeds Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 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 Leeds Township
About 30% 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.
Next door to Leeds Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leeds Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $89,375 |
| Chanarambie Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lowville Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Slayton Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lake Wilson | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chanarambie Township, Lowville Township, Slayton Township and Lake Wilson: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leeds 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 Leeds Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leeds Township?
$89,375 (±$39,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leeds Township?
1.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leeds Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leeds Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fulda (13%, 16 mi), Worthington (9%, 28 mi), Chandler (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leeds 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 Leeds Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leeds 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.