Minneiska has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Minneiska; the top destination outside it is Rochester (27%, 32 miles). There are 7 jobs in Minneiska for 45 working residents. 7% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Minneiska
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Minneiska on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Minneiska goes to work
Where Minneiska clocks in
27% of workers
16% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Minneiska
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minneiska, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 7. 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 Minneiska’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Minneiska: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minneiska workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 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 far it is to work from Minneiska
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 Minneiska
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minneiska workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneiska | – | — | — | 25 min | $87,083 |
| Mount Vernon Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Minneiska Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Vernon Township and Minneiska Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Minneiska’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 Minneiska: questions
What is the median household income in Minneiska?
$87,083 (±$49,098) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minneiska?
6.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minneiska?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minneiska work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (27%, 32 mi), Winona (16%, 15 mi), Lewiston (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Minneiska 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 Minneiska, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minneiska
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.