Photo: Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Preston Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. There are 43 jobs in Preston Township, against 175 working residents. Hardly any stay in Preston Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (36%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Preston Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 174 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Preston Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Preston Township’s working residents head each day
Where Preston Township clocks in
36% of workers
17% 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.
72% of the jobs in Preston Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Preston Township, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 43. 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 Preston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Preston Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Preston Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Preston Township
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.
Bordering towns draw 17% of Preston Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Preston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $91,250 |
| Preston | 17% | C− | A− | 24 min | $63,984 |
| Carrolton Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Amherst Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Harmony Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Carimona Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carrolton Township, Amherst Township, Harmony Township and Carimona Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Preston. Darker towns draw more of Preston 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 Preston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Preston Township?
$91,250 (±$18,018) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Preston Township?
33.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Preston Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Preston Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (36%, 35 mi), Preston (17%, 4 mi), Chatfield (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Preston Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Preston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Preston 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.