Minnesota Falls Township draws 303 commuters a day, with 1.9 jobs for every working resident
At home: 10% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota State 18%). Employers in Minnesota Falls Township report 322 jobs, against 172 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 13 minutes, where Minnesota State has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Minnesota Falls Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 153 residents head out to work and 19 work right here.
About 510 people are in Minnesota Falls Township on a workday afternoon, 41% more 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 Minnesota Falls Township’s workforce comes from
Where Minnesota Falls Township clocks in
28% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minnesota Falls Township, 2013 → 2023: 501 → 322. 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 Minnesota Falls Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Minnesota Falls Township: about 13 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minnesota Falls Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota State. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 170 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota State: 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 many miles Minnesota Falls Township commutes
About 22% 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.
The towns next door employ 28% of Minnesota Falls Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minnesota Falls Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Falls Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $90,417 |
| Granite Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Granite Falls | 28% | C | A− | 17 min | $59,375 |
| Wood Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hazel Run Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Sioux Agency Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Hawk Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Stony Run Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Granite Falls Township, Wood Lake Township, Hazel Run Township, Sioux Agency Township, Hawk Creek Township and Stony Run Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Granite Falls. Darker towns draw more of Minnesota Falls 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 Minnesota Falls Township: questions
What is the median household income in Minnesota Falls Township?
$90,417 (±$10,322) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota State and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minnesota Falls Township?
11.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota State and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minnesota Falls Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota State and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minnesota Falls Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Granite Falls (28%, 4 mi), Montevideo (13%, 16 mi), Marshall (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Minnesota Falls Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Minnesota Falls Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minnesota Falls 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.