Marshall Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in Marshall Township report 35 jobs, and 123 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Marshall Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (25%, 30 miles). At home: 7% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Marshall Township
On a workday 122 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Marshall Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Marshall Township work
Where Marshall Township clocks in
25% of workers
24% 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.
In Marshall Township, 31% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marshall Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 35. 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 Marshall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way for Marshall Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marshall Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 161 commuters (the 7% 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 Marshall Township commutes
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.
Work in the towns next to Marshall Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marshall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $110,417 |
| Dexter Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Elkton | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Windom Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Clayton Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dexter Township, Elkton, Adams Township, Windom Township and Clayton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marshall 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 Marshall Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marshall Township?
$110,417 (±$26,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marshall Township?
6.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marshall Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marshall Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (25%, 30 mi), Austin (24%, 12 mi), Le Roy (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marshall Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marshall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marshall 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.