Most of New Sweden Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
For 9% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%. New Sweden Township has 36 jobs; 130 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in New Sweden Township; the top destination outside it is Mankato (25%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in New Sweden Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 130 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in New Sweden Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where New Sweden Township’s working residents head each day
Where New Sweden Township clocks in
25% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 83% of the jobs in New Sweden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Sweden Township, 2014 → 2024: 30 → 36. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs New Sweden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from New Sweden Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Sweden Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 138 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from New Sweden Township
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to New Sweden Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Sweden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Sweden Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $113,500 |
| Bernadotte Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Sibley Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Granby Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lake Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bernadotte Township, Sibley Township, Granby Township and Lake Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Sweden 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 2024, 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 Sweden Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Sweden Township?
$113,500 (±$24,746) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Sweden Township?
4.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Sweden Township?
23 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 Sweden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (25%, 20 mi), St. Peter (20%, 13 mi), North Mankato (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around New Sweden 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 New Sweden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Sweden Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.