London Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in London Township report 22 jobs, against 140 working residents. Only 1% stay in London Township for work; outside it, Albert Lea is the main destination (26%, 15 miles). For 10% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in London Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in London Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Where people from London Township work
Where London Township clocks in
16% 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.
London Township makes things: 82% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in London Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 22. 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 London Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from London Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of London Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 commuters (the 10% 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.
London Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Work in the towns next to London Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | London Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $74,286 |
| Myrtle | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lyle Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Oakland Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Shell Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Myrtle, Lyle Township, Oakland Township and Shell Rock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of London 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 London Township: questions
What is the median household income in London Township?
$74,286 (±$13,024) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in London Township?
9.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from London Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in London Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albert Lea (26%, 15 mi), Austin (16%, 11 mi), Glenville (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around London 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 London Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of London 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.