Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Ottawa Township works elsewhere
There are 47 jobs in Ottawa Township, and 130 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 31 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Ottawa Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 130 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Ottawa Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
22% of working residents work in Le Sueur
Where Ottawa Township clocks in
22% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 40% of Ottawa Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ottawa Township, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 47. 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 Ottawa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Ottawa Township spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ottawa Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 104 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.
The commute from Ottawa Township, by distance
About 17% 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 next door employ 22% of Ottawa Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ottawa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $76,875 |
| Lake Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Le Sueur | 22% | B− | B | 24 min | $78,711 |
| Sharon Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Henderson Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Kasota Township | under 3% | A | C | 21 min | $119,500 |
| Tyrone Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Prairie Township, Sharon Township, Henderson Township and Tyrone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Le Sueur. Darker towns draw more of Ottawa 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 Ottawa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ottawa Township?
$76,875 (±$36,449) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ottawa Township?
10.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ottawa Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ottawa Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Le Sueur (22%, 4 mi), St. Peter (8%, 6 mi), Mankato (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ottawa 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 Ottawa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ottawa 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.