Leenthrop Township has 2.4 jobs for every working resident: 268 people commute in to work
11% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Leenthrop Township has 271 jobs for 113 working residents. Only 3% stay in Leenthrop Township for work; outside it, Granite Falls is the main destination (19%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Leenthrop Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 110 residents head out to work and 3 work right here.
About 400 people are in Leenthrop Township on a workday afternoon, 66% more 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.
Commuting in to Leenthrop Township: where workers come from
Where Leenthrop Township clocks in
19% of workers
11% 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.
What Leenthrop Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leenthrop Township, 2013 → 2023: 251 → 271. 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 Leenthrop Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Leenthrop Township takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leenthrop Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 106 commuters (the 11% 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 distance from Leenthrop Township to work
About 19% 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.
Leenthrop Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leenthrop Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leenthrop Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $104,167 |
| Granite Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Sparta Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Stoneham Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Havelock Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Crate Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Granite Falls Township, Sparta Township, Stoneham Township, Havelock Township and Crate Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leenthrop 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 Leenthrop Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leenthrop Township?
$104,167 (±$18,518) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leenthrop Township?
3.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leenthrop Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leenthrop Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Granite Falls (19%, 8 mi), Montevideo (17%, 8 mi), Willmar (11%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leenthrop 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 Leenthrop Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leenthrop 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.