Manyaska Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. There are 16 jobs in Manyaska Township; 135 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Manyaska Township for work; outside it, Fairmont is the main destination (33%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Manyaska Township
On a workday 134 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Manyaska Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Manyaska Township work
Where Manyaska Township clocks in
33% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Manyaska Township works in goods: 31% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manyaska Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 16. 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 Manyaska Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Manyaska Township takes 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 Manyaska Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 127 commuters (the 12% 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 Manyaska Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
The towns next door employ 11% of Manyaska Township
The biggest share goes to Sherburn (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manyaska Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manyaska Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $81,250 |
| Sherburn | 7% | D | A− | 25 min | $59,777 |
| Welcome | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Fox Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lake Belt Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Jay Township | 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Elm Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Welcome, Fox Lake Township, Lake Belt Township, Jay Township and Elm Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manyaska 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 Manyaska Township: questions
What is the median household income in Manyaska Township?
$81,250 (±$23,336) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manyaska Township?
2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manyaska Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manyaska Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (33%, 10 mi), Jackson (9%, 16 mi), Sherburn (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Manyaska 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 Manyaska Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manyaska 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.