Moscow Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 1% work in Moscow Township; the top destination outside it is Albert Lea (16%, 13 miles). Moscow Township has 64 jobs, against 246 working residents. 5% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Moscow Township at work: what stands out
Moscow Township and Albert Lea trade workers both ways
Albert Lea is the top workplace for Moscow Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Moscow Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Moscow Township is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Moscow Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Moscow Township has about 350 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Moscow Township goes to work
Where Moscow Township clocks in
15% of workers
15% 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.
Who leaves Moscow Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 243 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Moscow Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Goods, not services: 98% of the jobs in Moscow Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moscow Township, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 64. 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 Moscow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moscow Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 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.
Half of Moscow Township commutes less than 19 miles
About 19% 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.
Work in the towns next to Moscow Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moscow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $87,143 |
| Oakland Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Riceland Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lansing Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Newry Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oakland Township, Riceland Township, Lansing Township and Newry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moscow 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 Moscow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Moscow Township?
$87,143 (±$20,857) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moscow Township?
7.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moscow Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moscow Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albert Lea (16%, 13 mi), Austin (15%, 8 mi), Owatonna (15%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Moscow 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 Moscow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moscow 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.