For about half of its working residents, Lime Township is a commute to Mankato
Lime Township has 504 jobs for 440 working residents. Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 15% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lime Township at work: what stands out
Nearly half of Lime Township works in Mankato
205 working residents, 47%, have their main job in Mankato, 3.4 miles away across the town line. That’s 47 times as many as work in Lime Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Lime Township residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Lime Township makes and builds things
52% of the jobs based in Lime Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lime Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
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 440 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Lime Township to work: where people go
Where Lime Township clocks in
47% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lime Township
About 18% 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.
Lime Township makes things: 52% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lime Township, 2013 → 2023: 673 → 504. 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 Lime Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Lime Township on a workday
On a workday 434 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 498 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.15 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How long Lime Township spends getting to work: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lime Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 357 commuters (the 15% 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.
47% of Lime Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lime Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $103,977 |
| Mankato | 47% | B− | A− | 14 min | $66,873 |
| Belgrade Township | under 1% | A | D | 18 min | $135,000 |
| Kasota Township | under 1% | A | C | 21 min | $119,500 |
| Mankato Township | under 1% | B | C | 17 min | $113,269 |
| Jamestown Township | under 1% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jamestown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mankato. Darker towns draw more of Lime 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 Lime Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lime Township?
$103,977 (±$12,133) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lime Township?
4.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lime Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lime Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Lime 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 Lime Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lime 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.