St. Cornelia's Episcopal Church · Photo: Jatakuck · CC BY 3.0Where Paxton Township earns its living
The trip to work takes 12 minutes on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Paxton Township itself; outside it, Redwood Falls draws the most (27%, 4 miles). Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Paxton Township
A lot of Paxton Township works one town over
38% of working residents work in a town that borders Paxton Township: Redwood Falls (27%) and Sherman Township (11%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Paxton Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 12 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
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 285 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 12 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paxton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 289 commuters (the 11% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Paxton Township
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 189 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Paxton Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The places Paxton Township commutes to
Where Paxton Township clocks in
27% 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.
In Paxton Township, 89% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
191 jobs are based in Paxton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paxton Township, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 191. 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 Paxton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Paxton Township
About 20% 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.
38% of Paxton Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paxton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $78,472 |
| Beaver Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Redwood Falls | 27% | C | A | 14 min | $61,750 |
| Morton | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Delhi Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Three Lakes Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Sherman Township | 11% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Redwood Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaver Falls Township, Morton, Delhi Township, Three Lakes Township, Sherman Township and Redwood Falls Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Redwood Falls. Darker towns draw more of Paxton 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 Paxton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Paxton Township?
$78,472 (±$13,084) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paxton Township?
11.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paxton Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paxton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redwood Falls (27%, 4 mi), Sherman Township (11%, 6 mi), Morgan (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paxton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paxton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paxton 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.