Lorain TownshipMN
A town of 297.
Is Lorain Township a good place to live?
Lorain Township’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Lorain Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
297 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lorain Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lorain Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lorain Township.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lorain Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Lorain Township for work: only 0% work in town. 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Lorain Township, against 7% in Minnesota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The median household income in Lorain Township is $109,000.
| Lorain Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lorain Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lorain Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, more of Lorain Township’s adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance
73% of adults had a checkup this year in Lorain Township. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Lorain Township. 34% of adults get no exercise outside work in Lorain Township.
| Lorain Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 11% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lorain Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 8.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 17.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Lorain Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Lorain Township
3.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 8 of the 273 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Lorain Township.
| Lorain Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lorain Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lorain Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Lorain Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Lorain Township for work
Where Lorain Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lorain Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Lorain Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 278 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,532 ft
Questions about Lorain Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lorain Township, MN a good place to live?
Lorain Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.