With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lura Township works elsewhere
Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Lura Township has 7 jobs for 60 working residents. Hardly any work in Lura Township; the top destination outside it is Mankato (18%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Lura Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Lura 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.
The places Lura Township commutes to
Where Lura Township clocks in
18% of workers
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Lura Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lura Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 7. 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 Lura Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Lura Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lura Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 22% 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 Lura Township’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
Lura Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lura Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lura Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $91,500 |
| Minnesota Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Delavan Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Easton | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Barber Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Delavan | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Minnesota Lake Township, Delavan Township, Easton, Barber Township and Delavan: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lura 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 Lura Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lura Township?
$91,500 (±$23,348) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lura Township?
9.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lura Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lura Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (18%, 25 mi), Minnesota Lake (7%, 6 mi), Mapleton (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lura 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 Lura Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lura 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.