Minnewaska Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Minnewaska Township has 20 jobs, against 251 working residents. Hardly any work in Minnewaska Township; the top destination outside it is Glenwood (29%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 12% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Minnewaska Township
Minnewaska Township is a place people come home to
There are 20 jobs based in Minnewaska Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Minnewaska Township has about 290 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Minnewaska Township works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Minnewaska Township: Glenwood (29%) and Glenwood Township (4%). Next door ↓
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 251 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Minnewaska Township by day and by night
On a workday 251 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Minnewaska Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 the trip to work from Minnewaska Township ends
Where Minnewaska Township clocks in
29% of workers
16% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 70% of the jobs in Minnewaska Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minnewaska Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 20. 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 Minnewaska Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Minnewaska Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minnewaska Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 253 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Minnewaska Township commutes less than 14 miles
About 21% 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.
33% of Minnewaska Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minnewaska Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnewaska Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $120,833 |
| Long Beach | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Glenwood Township | 4% | B− | B− | 22 min | $87,448 |
| Glenwood | 29% | C | A | 21 min | $42,188 |
| White Bear Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Reno Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Long Beach, White Bear Lake Township and Reno Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Glenwood. Darker towns draw more of Minnewaska 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 Minnewaska Township: questions
What is the median household income in Minnewaska Township?
$120,833 (±$37,865) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minnewaska Township?
1.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minnewaska Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minnewaska Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glenwood (29%, 4 mi), Alexandria (16%, 17 mi), Starbuck (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Minnewaska 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 Minnewaska Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minnewaska 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.