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Jobs & commute in Minneola Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Minneola Township works elsewhere

Minneola Township has 27 jobs; 361 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Minneola Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (27%, 25 miles). Working residents average 29 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.

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

27 jobs based here
Household income
$118K
median · Minnesota $89K
Poverty
1.3%
Minnesota 9.3%
Unemployment
8.5%
Minnesota 4.1% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
29 min
Minnesota 23 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
2 of 361 working residents
Work from home
20%
Minnesota 18% · U.S. 15%
What stands out · In brief

What the numbers say about work in Minneola Township

1jobs for every ten working residents25 mito the top workplace, Rochester29 minaverage commute · MN 23

Minneola Township is a place people come home to

There are 27 jobs based in Minneola Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Minneola Township has about 290 people in it, 54% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Minneola Township’s biggest commute is a long one

The top workplace outside Minneola Township is Rochester, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (97) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓

Minneola Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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.

★ What stands out · Day and night

How a workday changes Minneola Township

On a workday 359 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.

359live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
25work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night620
Workday290
620live here− 360head out to work+ 25come in to work= 290on a workday

About 290 people are in Minneola Township on a workday afternoon, 54% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Minneola Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi60 miRochester: 27% · 24.9 miZumbrota: 16% · 3.5 miSt. Paul: 3% · 46.8 miMinneapolis: 3% · 51.4 miWanamingo: 3% · 3.3 miPine Island: 3% · 10.2 miGoodhue: 2% · 7.2 miRed Wing: 2% · 18.6 miBloomington: 2% · 45.2 miMazeppa: 1% · 10 miRochester 27%Zumbrota 16%St. Paul 3%Minneapolis 3%Wanamingo 3%Minneola Township
Minneola TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi92 residents
30%10–24 mi109 residents
27%25–50 mi98 residents
17%Over 50 mi62 residents

About 17% 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.

Time on the road

About 29 minutes to work from Minneola Township

A year of commuting
223 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Minneola Township29 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
20%

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

About 2 in 10
How Minneola Township gets to work
91%Drive alone
4%Carpool
4%Walk

Share of the 312 commuters (the 20% 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.

The commute map

Commuting out of Minneola Township: the destinations

Goodhue: 8 residents work here (2%)Mazeppa: 4 residents work here (1%)Wanamingo: 11 residents work here (3%)KenyonZumbrota: 57 residents work here (16%)KassonPine Island: 11 residents work here (3%)OwatonnaBloomington: 6 residents work here (2%)Red Wing: 7 residents work here (2%)Rochester: 97 residents work here (27%)St. Paul: 12 residents work here (3%)Minneapolis: 12 residents work here (3%)Belle Creek TownshipWanamingo TownshipZumbrota TownshipRoscoe TownshipMinneola TownshipRochesterZumbrotaSt. PaulMinneapolisWanamingoPine IslandMinneola Township
1
Rochester24.9 mi away
27%97
2
Zumbrota3.5 mi away
16%57
3
St. Paul46.8 mi away
3%12
4
Minneapolis51.4 mi away
3%12
5
Wanamingo3.3 mi away
3%11
6
Pine Island10.2 mi away
3%11
7
Goodhue7.2 mi away
2%8
8
Red Wing18.6 mi away
2%7
9
Bloomington45.2 mi away
2%6
10
Mazeppa10 mi away
1%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%136
The top trips

Where Minneola Township clocks in

27% of workers
24.9 mi awayRochester97 Minneola Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
16%Zumbrota
16% of workers
3.5 mi awayZumbrota57 Minneola Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3% of workers
46.8 mi awaySt. Paul12 Minneola Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Most jobs in Minneola Township are in services

Jobs based in Minneola TownshipJobs Minneola Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms7%19%
Trade, transport & utilities7%19%
Services: health, schools, offices85%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less59%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%18%
Over $3,333 a month19%70%

Who does it

29 or younger52%22%
30 to 5419%55%
55 and older30%24%
−39%

Jobs based in Minneola Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 27. 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 Minneola Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Next door

Next door is work for 19% of Minneola Township

The biggest share goes to Zumbrota (16%).

Zumbrota: 16% of workers work hereWanamingo: 3% of workers work hereWanamingo Township: few work hereZumbrota Township: few work hereBelle Creek Township: few work hereRoscoe Township: few work hereZumbrotaWanamingoWanamingo TownshipZumbrota TownshipBelle Creek TownshipRoscoe TownshipMinneola Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Wanamingo23 min
Roscoe Township23 min
Zumbrota Township24 min
Wanamingo Township27 min
Minneola Township29 min
Belle Creek Township30 min
Zumbrota32 min
Zumbrota16% of Minneola Township works hereWanamingo3% of Minneola Township works hereWanamingo Townshipunder 2% of Minneola TownshipZumbrota Townshipunder 2% of Minneola TownshipBelle Creek Townshipunder 2% of Minneola TownshipRoscoe Townshipunder 2% of Minneola Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownMinneola Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Minneola Township–——29 min$117,903
Zumbrota16%B+A−32 min$78,156
Wanamingo3%C+B+23 min$71,731
Wanamingo Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Zumbrota Townshipunder 2%——24 min—
Belle Creek Townshipunder 2%——30 min—
Roscoe Townshipunder 2%——23 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Wanamingo Township, Zumbrota Township, Belle Creek Township and Roscoe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Minneola 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 Minneola Township: questions

What is the median household income in Minneola Township?

$117,903 (±$13,491) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Minneola Township?

1.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Minneola Township?

29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Minneola Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (27%, 25 mi), Zumbrota (16%, 4 mi), St. Paul (3%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Minneola 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 Minneola Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Minneola Township

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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.