Work means Owatonna for about half of Medford Township’s working residents
8% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). Only 1% stay in Medford Township for work; outside it, Owatonna is the main destination (50%, 6 miles). Working residents average 18 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Medford Township: the gist
More than half of Medford Township works in Owatonna
180 working residents, 50%, have their main job in Owatonna, 5.8 miles away. That’s 50 times as many as work in Medford Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Medford Township residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Commutes from Medford Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota 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 361 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Medford Township commutes to
Where Medford Township clocks in
50% of workers
12% of workers
3% 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.
How far Medford Township’s workers travel
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.
A commute of about 18 minutes in Medford Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Medford Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 443 commuters (the 8% 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.
A workday in Medford Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 356 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Medford Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.32 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 78% of work in Medford Township
114 jobs are based in Medford Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Medford Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 114. 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 Medford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Medford Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Medford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $77,361 |
| Medford | 1% | A− | C | 21 min | $108,250 |
| Clinton Falls Township | 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Deerfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Walcott Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton Falls Township and Deerfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Walcott Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Medford. Darker towns draw more of Medford 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 Medford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Medford Township?
$77,361 (±$10,297) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Medford Township?
10.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Medford Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Medford Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Medford Township without a car?
1% 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 Medford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Medford 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.