Preble Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Preble Township has 6 jobs; 89 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Preble Township; the top destination outside it is Rochester (13%, 43 miles). Working residents average 36 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Preble Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Preble Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Where people from Preble Township work
Where Preble Township clocks in
13% 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.
Jobs in Preble Township: what the 6 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Preble Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 6. 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 Preble Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Preble Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Preble Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 19% 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 distance from Preble Township to work
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.
Work in the towns next to Preble Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Preble Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preble Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $77,500 |
| Amherst Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Black Hammer Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Newburg Township | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Norway Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Amherst Township, Black Hammer Township, Newburg Township and Norway Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Preble 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 Preble Township: questions
What is the median household income in Preble Township?
$77,500 (±$8,540) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Preble Township?
20.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Preble Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Preble Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (13%, 43 mi), Mabel (12%, 8 mi), Lanesboro (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Preble 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 Preble Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Preble 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.