Most of Lemond Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Lemond Township for work; outside it, Owatonna is the main destination (44%, 10 miles). 34 jobs are based in Lemond Township, against 243 working residents. 9% of workers have no commute at all, 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
Jobs and commuting in Lemond Township: the gist
Lemond Township and Owatonna trade workers both ways
Owatonna is the top workplace for Lemond Township residents (44%) and also where the most people who work in Lemond Township come from (50% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lemond Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Lemond Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lemond Township has about 280 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lemond Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 25 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 243 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Lemond Township’s working residents head each day
Where Lemond Township clocks in
44% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
Lemond Township by day and by night
On a workday 243 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Lemond Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
About 30 minutes to work from Lemond Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lemond Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 221 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.
The kinds of work in Lemond Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lemond Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 34. 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 Lemond Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Lemond Township, by distance
About 21% 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.
Lemond Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Meriden Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lemond Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemond Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $108,958 |
| Somerset Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Otisco Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Berlin Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Meriden Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Somerset Township, Otisco Township, Berlin Township and Meriden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lemond 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 Lemond Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lemond Township?
$108,958 (±$34,539) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lemond Township?
17.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lemond Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lemond Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Owatonna (44%, 10 mi), Rochester (7%, 43 mi), Faribault (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lemond 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 Lemond Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lemond 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.