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Jobs & commute in Manannah Township

Most of Manannah Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Employers in Manannah Township report 65 jobs, against 286 working residents. Hardly any work in Manannah Township; the top destination outside it is Litchfield (20%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, 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

What stands out · In brief

Work in Manannah Township, in a few figures

Manannah Township is a place people come home to

There are 65 jobs based in Manannah Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Manannah Township has about 370 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Manannah Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 286 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

In and out of Manannah Township on a workday

On a workday 285 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.

285live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
64work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night590
Workday370
590live here− 290head out to work+ 64come in to work= 370on a workday

About 370 people are in Manannah Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

Manannah Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes

A year of commuting
214 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Manannah Township28 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
13%

of Manannah Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Manannah Township gets to work
85%Drive alone
12%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 292 commuters (the 13% 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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Manannah Township’s residents

Grove CityBuffalo LakeWatkins: 8 residents work here (3%)CosmosEden Valley: 13 residents work here (5%)Paynesville: 19 residents work here (7%)Litchfield: 56 residents work here (20%)Hutchinson: 21 residents work here (7%)Willmar: 10 residents work here (3%)St. Cloud: 9 residents work here (3%)Plymouth: 7 residents work here (2%)Minneapolis: 6 residents work here (2%)Harvey TownshipGreenleaf TownshipUnion Grove TownshipLitchfield Township: 11 residents work here (4%)Eden Lake TownshipForest Prairie TownshipManannah TownshipMunson TownshipLitchfieldHutchinsonPaynesvilleEden ValleyLitchfield TownshipWillmarManannah Township
1
Litchfield10.9 mi away
20%56
2
Hutchinson28.7 mi away
7%21
3
Paynesville10.1 mi away
7%19
4
Eden Valley3.6 mi away
5%13
54%11
6
Willmar26 mi away
3%10
7
St. Cloud26 mi away
3%9
8
Watkins8.2 mi away
3%8
9
Plymouth56.8 mi away
2%7
10
Minneapolis67.2 mi away
2%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%126
The top trips

Where Manannah Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Making and building: 91% of jobs based in Manannah Township

Jobs based in Manannah TownshipJobs Manannah Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms91%38%
Trade, transport & utilities6%20%
Services: health, schools, offices3%42%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less22%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%24%
Over $3,333 a month58%62%

Who does it

29 or younger28%25%
30 to 5445%43%
55 and older28%32%
+25%

Jobs based in Manannah Township, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 65. 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 Manannah Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Miles to work from Manannah Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLitchfield: 20% · 10.9 miHutchinson: 7% · 28.7 miPaynesville: 7% · 10.1 miEden Valley: 5% · 3.6 miLitchfield Township: 4% · 12 miWillmar: 3% · 26 miSt. Cloud: 3% · 26 miWatkins: 3% · 8.2 miPlymouth: 2% · 56.8 miMinneapolis: 2% · 67.2 miLitchfield 20%Hutchinson 7%Paynesville 7%Eden Valley 5%Litchfield Township 4%Manannah Township
Manannah TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
19%Under 10 mi53 residents
36%10–24 mi102 residents
24%25–50 mi69 residents
21%Over 50 mi61 residents

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.

Next door

How Manannah Township compares with the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Eden Valley (5%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Eden Lake Township26 min
Manannah Township28 min
Harvey Township30 min
Eden Valley31 min
Union Grove Township32 min
Forest Prairie Township38 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownManannah Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Manannah Township–——28 min$82,639
Eden Valley5%CC31 min$67,917
Eden Lake Townshipunder 3%B+C26 min$106,518
Forest Prairie Townshipunder 3%B+C+38 min$107,981
Union Grove Townshipunder 3%——32 min—
Harvey Townshipunder 3%——30 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Union Grove Township and Harvey Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Manannah Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Manannah Township: questions

What is the median household income in Manannah Township?

$82,639 (±$14,850) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Manannah Township?

11.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Manannah Township?

28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Manannah Township work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Litchfield (20%, 11 mi), Hutchinson (7%, 29 mi), Paynesville (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Manannah Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Manannah Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Manannah Township

Manannah Township home →

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.