Most of Nashville Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). 23 jobs are based in Nashville Township, against 81 working residents. Only 1% work in Nashville Township; the top destination outside it is Fairmont (17%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Nashville Township on a workday
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Nashville Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 towns that employ Nashville Township’s residents
Where Nashville Township clocks in
17% 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.
100% of the jobs in Nashville Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nashville Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 23. 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 Nashville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way for Nashville Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nashville Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 commuters (the 13% 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 Nashville Township commutes less than 19 miles
About 20% 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.
Next door to Nashville Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nashville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $76,389 |
| Center Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Westford Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Winnebago City Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Creek Township, Westford Township and Winnebago City Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nashville 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 Nashville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nashville Township?
$76,389 (±$4,763) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nashville Township?
10.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nashville Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nashville Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (17%, 14 mi), Truman (12%, 7 mi), Sherburn (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nashville Township without a car?
0% 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 Nashville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nashville 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.