With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Linden Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Linden Township; the top destination outside it is New Ulm (40%, 11 miles). Linden Township has 23 jobs for 118 working residents. For 5% of workers, the job is at home, 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
A workday in Linden Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 117 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Linden Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Linden Township: the destinations
Where Linden Township clocks in
40% 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.
Goods, not services: 57% of the jobs in Linden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Linden Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 23. 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 Linden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Linden Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Linden Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 175 commuters (the 5% 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.
Miles to work from Linden Township
About 22% 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.
The towns around Linden Township
The biggest share goes to Cottonwood Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Linden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $94,375 |
| Lake Hanska Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Hanska | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Butternut Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Madelia Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Cottonwood Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Hanska Township, Hanska, Butternut Valley Township, Madelia Township and Cottonwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Linden 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 Linden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Linden Township?
$94,375 (±$54,375) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Linden Township?
1.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Linden Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Linden Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Ulm (40%, 11 mi), Madelia (5%, 7 mi), Sleepy Eye (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Linden 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 Linden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Linden 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.