Work means New Ulm for about half of Prairieville Township’s working residents
Employers in Prairieville Township report 54 jobs, against 78 working residents. Hardly any work in Prairieville Township; the top destination outside it is New Ulm (47%, 16 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 14 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Prairieville Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Prairieville Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.69 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Prairieville Township commutes to
Where Prairieville Township clocks in
47% of workers
5% 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 Prairieville Township, 63% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairieville Township, 2014 → 2024: 39 → 54. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Prairieville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 14 minutes each way for Prairieville Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prairieville Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 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.
Half of Prairieville Township commutes less than 18 miles
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Prairieville Township
The biggest share goes to Home Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairieville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieville Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $120,000 |
| Home Township | 5% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Eden Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Leavenworth Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Brookville Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Cobden | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Home Township, Eden Township, Leavenworth Township, Brookville Township and Cobden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prairieville 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 2024, 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 Prairieville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prairieville Township?
$120,000 (±$42,263) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prairieville Township?
1.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prairieville Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prairieville Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Prairieville Township without a car?
0% 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 Prairieville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairieville Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.