Photo: Travellers & Tinkers · CC BY-SA 4.0Mazeppa Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Mazeppa Township report 22 jobs, against 276 working residents. Hardly any work in Mazeppa Township; the top destination outside it is Rochester (40%, 15 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Mazeppa Township stands out on work
Mazeppa Township is a place people come home to
There are 22 jobs based in Mazeppa Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mazeppa Township has about 400 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
40% of Mazeppa Township works in Rochester
111 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Rochester, 15 miles away. That’s 40 times as many as work in Mazeppa Township itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 276 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Mazeppa Township
On a workday 274 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Mazeppa 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Mazeppa Township to work: where people go
Where Mazeppa Township clocks in
40% 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.
68% of the jobs in Mazeppa Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mazeppa Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 22. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mazeppa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Mazeppa Township: 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 Mazeppa Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 276 commuters (the 21% 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.
Where in the region Mazeppa Township works
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 2024.
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 Mazeppa Township
The biggest share goes to Mazeppa (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mazeppa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazeppa Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $95,750 |
| Zumbro Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Mazeppa | 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Chester Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pine Island Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Zumbro Township, Chester Township and Pine Island Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Mazeppa: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mazeppa 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 2024, 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 Mazeppa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mazeppa Township?
$95,750 (±$14,011) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mazeppa Township?
1.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mazeppa Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mazeppa Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (40%, 15 mi), Lake City (11%, 18 mi), Zumbrota (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mazeppa 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 Mazeppa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mazeppa Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.