More than half of Meriden Township’s working residents commute to Owatonna
Hardly any work in Meriden Township itself; outside it, Owatonna draws the most (51%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 5% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Meriden Township in brief
More than half of Meriden Township works in Owatonna
142 working residents, 51%, have their main job in Owatonna, 5.5 miles away. That’s 51 times as many as work in Meriden Township itself. The commute map ↓
Meriden Township is a place people come home to
There are 51 jobs based in Meriden Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Meriden Township has about 370 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Meriden Township residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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 278 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Meriden Township’s working residents head each day
Where Meriden Township clocks in
51% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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 many people are in Meriden Township by day
On a workday 276 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Meriden Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
How far Meriden Township goes to work
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.
Goods jobs make up 73% of work in Meriden Township
51 jobs are based in Meriden Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meriden Township, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 51. 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 Meriden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Meriden Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meriden Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 278 commuters (the 5% 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.
Meriden Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Owatonna Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meriden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meriden Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $112,500 |
| Deerfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Owatonna Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Woodville Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 20 min | $81,042 |
| Lemond Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deerfield Township, Owatonna Township and Lemond Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meriden 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 Meriden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Meriden Township?
$112,500 (±$15,450) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meriden Township?
5.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meriden Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meriden Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Meriden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meriden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meriden 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.