Otisco Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Otisco Township itself; outside it, Waseca draws the most (23%, 7 miles). Otisco Township has 52 jobs; 252 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Otisco Township, in a few figures
Otisco Township and Waseca trade workers both ways
Waseca is the top workplace for Otisco Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Otisco Township come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Otisco Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Otisco Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Otisco Township has about 350 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 252 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Otisco Township work
Where Otisco Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Otisco Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 251 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Otisco 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.
50% of the jobs in Otisco Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Otisco Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 52. 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 Otisco Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Otisco Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Otisco Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 275 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Otisco Township works
About 22% 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.
Next door to Otisco Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Otisco Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otisco Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $85,833 |
| Woodville Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 20 min | $81,042 |
| Wilton Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lemond Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| New Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilton Township, Lemond Township and New Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Otisco 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 Otisco Township: questions
What is the median household income in Otisco Township?
$85,833 (±$24,203) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Otisco Township?
10.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Otisco Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Otisco Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waseca (23%, 7 mi), Owatonna (11%, 14 mi), Mankato (10%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Otisco Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Otisco Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Otisco 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.