Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Providence Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
For 8% of workers, the job is at home; Minnesota has 18%. Employers in Providence Township report 11 jobs; 68 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Providence Township; the top destination outside it is Ortonville (15%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Providence Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Providence Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Providence Township goes to work
Where Providence Township clocks in
15% of workers
9% 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 Providence Township: what the 11 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Providence Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 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 Providence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Providence Township: 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 Providence Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 8% 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 Providence Township
About 28% 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.
Around Providence Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Providence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $116,250 |
| Maxwell Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Oshkosh Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hamlin Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Freeland Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maxwell Township, Oshkosh Township, Hamlin Township and Freeland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Providence 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 Providence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Providence Township?
$116,250 (±$34,398) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Providence Township?
3.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Providence Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Providence Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ortonville (15%, 35 mi), Canby (10%, 11 mi), Madison (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Providence Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Providence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Providence 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.