Photo: Bmzuckerman · CC BY 4.0Owatonna draws more than half of Owatonna Township’s working residents
There are 427 jobs in Owatonna Township, and 270 of its residents work somewhere. 8% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Owatonna Township, in a few figures
The daily trip into Owatonna Township
Where Owatonna Township clocks in
54% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Owatonna Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 265 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 422 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Owatonna Township on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
67% of the jobs in Owatonna Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Owatonna Township, 2013 → 2023: 326 → 427. 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 Owatonna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Owatonna Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Owatonna Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 365 commuters (the 8% 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 Owatonna Township, by distance
About 15% 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.
54% of Owatonna Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Owatonna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owatonna Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $129,750 |
| Owatonna | 54% | B | B | 18 min | $80,750 |
| Somerset Township | under 1% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Havana Township | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Meriden Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Clinton Falls Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Somerset Township, Havana Township, Meriden Township and Clinton Falls Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Owatonna. Darker towns draw more of Owatonna 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 Owatonna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Owatonna Township?
$129,750 (±$12,873) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Owatonna Township?
5.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Owatonna Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Owatonna Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Owatonna Township without a car?
1% 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 Owatonna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Owatonna 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.