Little Rock Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 2% work in Little Rock Township itself; outside it, Worthington draws the most (32%, 15 miles). Little Rock Township has 19 jobs; 104 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Little Rock Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 102 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Little Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Little Rock Township goes to work
Where Little Rock Township clocks in
7% 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.
In Little Rock Township, 89% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Little Rock Township, 2014 → 2024: 9 → 19. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Little Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Little Rock Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Little Rock Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 19% 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.
How far Little Rock Township goes to work
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Little Rock Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Little Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $126,250 |
| Grand Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Ransom Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Olney Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand Prairie Township, Ransom Township and Olney Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Little Rock 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 2024, 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 Little Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Little Rock Township?
$126,250 (±$39,130) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Little Rock Township?
0.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Little Rock Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Little Rock Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (32%, 15 mi), Ellsworth (7%, 7 mi), Rock Rapids (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Little Rock 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 Little Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Little Rock Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.