Photo: Leonard J. DeFrancisci · CC BY-SA 4.0Where Plainview Township earns its living
Only 2% work in Plainview Township; the top destination outside it is Rochester (29%, 19 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Employers in Plainview Township report 236 jobs for 250 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Plainview Township apart
The towns that employ Plainview Township’s residents
Where Plainview Township clocks in
29% of workers
14% of workers
11% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Plainview Township
On a workday 245 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 231 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Plainview Township: what the 236 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plainview Township, 2013 → 2023: 268 → 236. 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 Plainview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Plainview Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plainview Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 commuters (the 13% 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.
Plainview Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 Plainview Township
The biggest share goes to Highland Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plainview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $97,857 |
| Whitewater Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Elgin Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Highland Township | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Quincy Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Whitewater Township, Elgin Township, Highland Township and Quincy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plainview 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 Plainview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plainview Township?
$97,857 (±$13,185) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plainview Township?
3.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plainview Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plainview Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (29%, 19 mi), Wabasha (14%, 16 mi), Plainview (11%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plainview Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plainview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plainview 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.