Where Leota Township earns its living
Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Only 3% stay in Leota Township for work; outside it, Worthington is the main destination (21%, 23 miles). Employers in Leota Township report 100 jobs, against 165 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Leota Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Leota Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Leota Township’s working residents head each day
Where Leota Township clocks in
9% 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.
Inside Leota Township’s 100 jobs
100 jobs are based in Leota Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leota Township, 2013 → 2023: 127 → 100. 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 Leota Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Leota Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leota Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 commuters (the 14% 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.
Leota Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Leota Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leota Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leota Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $95,417 |
| Wilmont Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Battle Plain Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Lismore Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Moulton Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilmont Township, Battle Plain Township, Lismore Township and Moulton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leota 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 Leota Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leota Township?
$95,417 (±$29,158) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leota Township?
8.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leota Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leota Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (21%, 23 mi), Adrian (14%, 12 mi), Luverne (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leota 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 Leota Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leota 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.