Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainNininger Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute, 23 minutes each way, matches the Minnesota norm. Employers in Nininger Township report 133 jobs; 434 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Nininger Township itself; outside it, Minneapolis draws the most (9%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nininger Township at work: what stands out
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Nininger Township
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.
Nininger Township by day and by night
On a workday 432 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 131 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Nininger Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Out of Nininger Township to work: where people go
Where Nininger Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Nininger Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nininger Township, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 133. 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 Nininger Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Nininger Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nininger Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 439 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.
Nininger Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Hastings (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nininger Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nininger Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $112,206 |
| Hastings | 7% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $93,998 |
| Cottage Grove | under 4% | A | B− | 24 min | $120,791 |
| Rosemount | 3% | A+ | B+ | 28 min | $129,625 |
| Denmark Township | under 4% | A+ | B− | 28 min | $148,269 |
| Vermillion Township | under 4% | A+ | B− | 24 min | $126,118 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nininger 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 Nininger Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nininger Township?
$112,206 (±$18,942) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nininger Township?
2.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nininger Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nininger Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (9%, 23 mi), St. Paul (7%, 17 mi), Hastings (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nininger Township without a car?
0% 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 Nininger Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nininger 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.