Most of Lincoln Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Lincoln Township itself; outside it, Mankato draws the most (32%, 18 miles). Employers in Lincoln Township report 50 jobs, against 101 working residents. Working residents average 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Lincoln Township
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The towns that employ Lincoln Township’s residents
Where Lincoln Township clocks in
32% of workers
8% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Lincoln Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincoln Township, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 50. 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 Lincoln Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Lincoln Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lincoln Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 commuters (the 13% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lincoln Township
About 23% 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.
Lincoln Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincoln Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $89,063 |
| Ceresco Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Garden City Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Butternut Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Madelia Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ceresco Township, Garden City Township, Butternut Valley Township and Madelia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lincoln Township?
$89,063 (±$18,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lincoln Township?
1.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lincoln Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lincoln Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (32%, 18 mi), North Mankato (10%, 16 mi), New Ulm (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lincoln 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.