Odin Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
32% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Odin Township has 13 jobs for 78 working residents. Hardly any work in Odin Township; the top destination outside it is St. James (13%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Odin Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Odin Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Where the trip to work from Odin Township ends
Where Odin Township clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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.
Goods, not services: 85% of the jobs in Odin Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Odin Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 13. 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 Odin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Odin Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Odin Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 32% 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.
Odin Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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 towns around Odin Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Odin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odin Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $111,250 |
| Odin | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Butterfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Long Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Mountain Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 9 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Odin, Butterfield Township, Long Lake Township and Mountain Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Odin 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 Odin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Odin Township?
$111,250 (±$45,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Odin Township?
12.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Odin Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Odin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. James (13%, 11 mi), Mankato (12%, 45 mi), Madelia (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Odin 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 Odin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Odin 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.