Prescott Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 11 jobs in Prescott Township, against 66 working residents. Hardly any stay in Prescott Township for work; outside it, Blue Earth is the main destination (35%, 6 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Prescott Township
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Prescott Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Prescott Township to work: where people go
Where Prescott Township clocks in
6% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Prescott Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prescott Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 11. 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 Prescott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Prescott Township, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prescott Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Prescott Township
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Prescott Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Blue Earth City Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prescott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $116,875 |
| Verona Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Blue Earth City Township | 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Delavan Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Barber Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Verona Township, Blue Earth City Township, Delavan Township and Barber Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prescott 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 Prescott Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prescott Township?
$116,875 (±$66,066) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prescott Township?
17.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prescott Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prescott Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Earth (35%, 6 mi), Winnebago (14%, 6 mi), Fairmont (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prescott Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Prescott Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prescott 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.