With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Mound Prairie Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Mound Prairie Township itself; outside it, La Crosse draws the most (31%, 11 miles). 20 jobs are based in Mound Prairie Township, against 232 working residents. The average commute takes 28 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Mound Prairie Township apart on work
Mound Prairie Township is a place people come home to
There are 20 jobs based in Mound Prairie Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mound Prairie Township has about 350 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Mound Prairie Township workers cross into Wisconsin
37% of Mound Prairie Township workers work outside Minnesota, most of them in Wisconsin, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
31% of Mound Prairie Township works in La Crosse
71 working residents, 31%, have their main job in La Crosse, WI, 11 miles away. That’s far more as work in Mound Prairie Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 232 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Mound Prairie Township
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Mound Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
The places Mound Prairie Township commutes to
Where Mound Prairie Township clocks in
31% 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.
100% of the jobs in Mound Prairie Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mound Prairie Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 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 Mound Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Mound Prairie Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mound Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 commuters (the 17% 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 Mound Prairie Township goes to work
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.
Mound Prairie Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mound Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Prairie Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $72,222 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| La Crescent Township | under 2% | A | B | 20 min | $110,417 |
| Houston Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Hokah Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Sheldon Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township, Houston Township, Hokah Township and Sheldon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mound Prairie 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 Mound Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mound Prairie Township?
$72,222 (±$34,647) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mound Prairie Township?
6.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mound Prairie Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mound Prairie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (31%, 11 mi), La Crescent (11%, 7 mi), Caledonia (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mound Prairie Township without a car?
2% 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 Mound Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mound Prairie 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.