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Jobs & commute in Middletown Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Middletown Township works elsewhere

Employers in Middletown Township report 16 jobs, and 97 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Middletown Township itself; outside it, Jackson draws the most (25%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Middletown Township

On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.

97live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
16work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday130
210live here− 97head out to work+ 16come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Middletown Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.16jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Middletown Township commutes to

Spirit Lake: 2 residents work here (2%)Sheldon: 2 residents work here (2%)EsthervilleAlphaMountain Lake: 4 residents work here (4%)Windom: 15 residents work here (15%)Jackson: 24 residents work here (25%)North Mankato: 3 residents work here (3%)Albert Lea: 3 residents work here (3%)Mankato: 3 residents work here (3%)St. PaulEuniceSioux Falls: 4 residents work here (4%)Des Moines TownshipBelmont TownshipDelafield TownshipMiddletown TownshipMountain Lake Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Minneota TownshipPetersburg TownshipTomahJacksonWindomMountain LakeSioux FallsNorth MankatoAlbert LeaMiddletown Township
1
Jackson5.9 mi away
25%24
2
Windom23.2 mi away
15%15
3
Mountain Lake28 mi away
4%4
4
Sioux Falls, SD85.5 mi away
4%4
5
North Mankato66 mi away
3%3
6
Albert Lea83.5 mi away
3%3
7
Mankato67.9 mi away
3%3
83%3
9
Spirit Lake, IA9.8 mi away
2%2
10
Sheldon, IA48.2 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%34
The top trips

Where Middletown Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

69% of the jobs in Middletown Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Middletown TownshipJobs Middletown Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms13%34%
Trade, transport & utilities56%20%
Services: health, schools, offices31%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%23%
Over $3,333 a month69%64%

Who does it

29 or younger19%16%
30 to 5450%48%
55 and older31%35%
−58%

Jobs based in Middletown Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 16. 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 Middletown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 22 minutes each way for Middletown Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
166 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Middletown Township22 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of Middletown Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Middletown Township gets to work
79%Drive alone
21%Carpool

Share of the 104 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.

How far

Middletown Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miJackson: 25% · 5.9 miWindom: 15% · 23.2 miMountain Lake: 4% · 28 miSioux Falls: 4% · 85.5 miNorth Mankato: 3% · 66 miAlbert Lea: 3% · 83.5 miMankato: 3% · 67.9 miMountain Lake Township: 3% · 24.1 miSpirit Lake: 2% · 9.8 miSheldon: 2% · 48.2 miJackson 25%Windom 15%Mountain Lake 4%Sioux Falls 4%Middletown Township
Middletown TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi28 residents
21%10–24 mi20 residents
19%25–50 mi18 residents
31%Over 50 mi29 residents

About 31% 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

Middletown Township and the towns next door

Minneota Township: few work herePetersburg Township: few work hereDes Moines Township: few work hereMinneota TownshipPetersburg TownshipDes Moines TownshipMiddletown Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Minneota Township17 min
Petersburg Township17 min
Des Moines Township19 min
Middletown Township22 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMiddletown Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Middletown Township–——22 min$54,048
Minneota Townshipunder 3%——17 min—
Petersburg Townshipunder 3%——17 min—
Des Moines Townshipunder 3%——19 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Minneota Township, Petersburg Township and Des Moines Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Middletown Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Middletown Township: questions

What is the median household income in Middletown Township?

$54,048 (±$3,696) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Middletown Township?

0.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Middletown Township?

22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Middletown Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (25%, 6 mi), Windom (15%, 23 mi), Mountain Lake (4%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Middletown Township without a car?

0% 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 Middletown Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Middletown Township

Middletown Township home →

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.