Nessel Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
82 jobs are based in Nessel Township; 927 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Nessel Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (C−). Hardly any stay in Nessel Township for work; outside it, Cambridge is the main destination (11%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Nessel Township
Nessel Township is a place people come home to
There are 82 jobs based in Nessel Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nessel Township has about 1,100 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Nessel Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 927 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Nessel Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Nessel Township’s grade up (6.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 16% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (2.9%) is left out: Nessel Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Nessel Township could be anywhere from C+ to B.
Who commutes out of Nessel Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 919 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Nessel Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Nessel Township’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nessel Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 729 commuters (the 20% 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.
Out of Nessel Township to work: where people go
Where Nessel Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
What Nessel Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nessel Township, 2013 → 2023: 141 → 82. 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 Nessel Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Nessel Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
The commute in Nessel Township is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 913 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.8% of Nessel Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Nessel Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Nessel Township is 2,026th of 5,234 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Stillwater Township MN | 1,831 | $162K | 3.4% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | Baytown Township MN | 2,232 | $188K | 2.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,024 | Tullytown PA | 2,228 | $65K | 13.6% | 4.7% | 4% | B− |
| 2,025 | Filer Township MI | 2,289 | $75K | 3.8% | 3.8% | 7% | B− |
| 2,026 | Nessel Township MN | 1,960 | $86K | 6.3% | 2.9% | 1% | B− |
| 2,027 | Grafton NY | 2,098 | $101K | 8.0% | 0.9% | 3% | B− |
| 2,028 | Pinehurst ID | 1,780 | $69K | 7.5% | 1.3% | 8% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Nessel Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Nessel Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rush City (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nessel Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nessel Township | – | B− | C− | 33 min | $86,290 |
| Rushseba Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Royalton Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 33 min | $86,000 |
| Fish Lake Township | under 2% | B | D | 36 min | $123,317 |
| Stanchfield Township | under 2% | B | B | 29 min | $87,917 |
| Rush City | 7% | C− | B | 26 min | $58,760 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rushseba Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nessel 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 Nessel Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nessel Township?
$86,290 (±$9,734) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nessel Township?
6.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nessel Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nessel Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (11%, 12 mi), Rush City (7%, 5 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nessel Township walkable?
Nessel Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nessel Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nessel Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nessel 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.