Louriston Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 2% work in Louriston Township; the top destination outside it is Montevideo (21%, 18 miles). 19 jobs are based in Louriston Township, and 103 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Louriston Township by day and by night
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Louriston Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Louriston Township work
Where Louriston Township clocks in
11% 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.
Louriston Township makes things: 79% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Louriston Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Louriston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Louriston Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Louriston Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 116 commuters (the 21% 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 many miles Louriston Township commutes
About 21% 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.
Louriston Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Louriston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louriston Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $95,000 |
| Woods Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Grace Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Crate Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Dublin Township | under 2% | — | — | 8 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Woods Township, Grace Township, Crate Township and Dublin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Louriston 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 Louriston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Louriston Township?
$95,000 (±$29,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Louriston Township?
7.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Louriston Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Louriston Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montevideo (21%, 18 mi), Willmar (11%, 18 mi), Darnen Township (8%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Louriston Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Louriston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Louriston 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.