Most of Mapleton Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in Mapleton Township for work; outside it, Mankato is the main destination (29%, 19 miles). 54 jobs are based in Mapleton Township for 139 working residents. Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mapleton Township by day and by night
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Mapleton Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Mapleton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Mapleton Township clocks in
29% of workers
17% 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.
Making and building: 35% of jobs based in Mapleton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mapleton Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 54. 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 Mapleton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Mapleton Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mapleton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 167 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Mapleton Township
About 15% 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 is work for 19% of Mapleton Township
The biggest share goes to Mapleton (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mapleton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $110,268 |
| Sterling Township | 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Mapleton | 17% | C | B+ | 23 min | $80,909 |
| Danville Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Beauford Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sterling Township, Danville Township and Beauford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mapleton 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 Mapleton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mapleton Township?
$110,268 (±$17,676) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mapleton Township?
7.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mapleton Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mapleton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (29%, 19 mi), Mapleton (17%, 3 mi), North Mankato (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mapleton 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 Mapleton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mapleton 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.