With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Mount Vernon Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Mount Vernon Township; the top destination outside it is Winona (35%, 14 miles). Employers in Mount Vernon Township report 45 jobs for 134 working residents. Home is the office for 10% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mount Vernon Township by day and by night
On a workday 133 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Mount Vernon Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Mount Vernon Township commutes to
Where Mount Vernon Township clocks in
35% of workers
16% 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.
In Mount Vernon Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Vernon Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 45. 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 Mount Vernon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Mount Vernon Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Vernon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 commuters (the 10% 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 from Mount Vernon Township, by distance
About 15% 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.
Around Mount Vernon Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Vernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $82,750 |
| Minneiska | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Rollingstone Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Whitewater Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Norton Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Minneiska, Rollingstone Township, Whitewater Township and Norton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Vernon Township?
$82,750 (±$16,559) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Vernon Township?
6.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Vernon Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Vernon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (35%, 14 mi), Rochester (16%, 30 mi), Rollingstone (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mount Vernon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Vernon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Vernon 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.