New Haven Township’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
9% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. Poverty touches 3.6% of residents, against 9.3% across Minnesota. Jobs and income earn New Haven Township A; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in New Haven Township
More than half of New Haven Township works in Rochester
461 working residents, 65%, have their main job in Rochester, 12 miles away. That’s far more as work in New Haven Township itself. The commute map ↓
New Haven Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in New Haven Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday New Haven Township has about 590 people in it, 53% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Three in four New Haven Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
78% of New Haven Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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 704 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
New Haven Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, New Haven Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns. Household income holds New Haven Township’s grade up ($132,670, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 44% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (1.7%) is left out: New Haven 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, New Haven Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
65% of working residents work in Rochester
Where New Haven Township clocks in
65% of workers
4% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of New Haven Township
On a workday 703 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in New Haven Township on a workday afternoon, 53% fewer than live here.
0.05 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Services make up most of the work in New Haven Township
38 jobs are based in New Haven Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Haven Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 38. 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 New Haven Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From New Haven Township, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Haven Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 569 commuters (the 9% 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 New Haven Township’s workers travel
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 New Haven Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Haven Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 628 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.4% of New Haven Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of New Haven Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
New Haven Township is 316th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 314 | Kewaskum WI | 1,111 | $94K | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1% | A |
| 315 | Purdy WA | 1,344 | $91K | 2.5% | 10.9% | 4% | A |
| 316 | New Haven Township MN | 1,259 | $133K | 3.6% | 1.7% | <1% | A |
| 317 | Munson Township MN | 1,491 | $121K | 2.5% | 6.8% | 1% | A |
| 318 | Toro Canyon CA | 1,477 | $141K | 6.0% | 5.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 New Haven Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
How New Haven Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pine Island (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Haven Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven Township | – | A | B− | 19 min | $132,670 |
| Pine Island | 4% | A | C | 25 min | $104,432 |
| Milton Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Kalmar Township | 1% | A | D | 22 min | $160,764 |
| Oronoco Township | under 1% | B | D | 23 min | $124,079 |
| Oronoco | 1% | A | C− | 22 min | $157,500 |
| Roscoe Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Milton Township and Roscoe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Haven 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 New Haven Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Haven Township?
$132,670 (±$11,539) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Haven Township?
3.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Haven Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Haven Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (65%, 12 mi), Pine Island (4%, 3 mi), Byron (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Haven Township walkable?
New Haven Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Haven Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Haven Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Haven 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.