Work means Rochester for more than half of Quincy Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Quincy Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (53%, 17 miles). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Quincy Township has 15 jobs, against 161 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Quincy Township on a workday
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Quincy Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.09 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Quincy Township commutes to
Where Quincy Township clocks in
53% 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: 87% of jobs based in Quincy Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Quincy Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 15. 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 Quincy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Quincy Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Quincy Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 commuters (the 12% 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.
Miles to work from Quincy Township
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 Quincy Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Quincy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $106,250 |
| Plainview Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Viola Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Dover Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Elba Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Plainview Township, Viola Township, Dover Township and Elba Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Quincy 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 Quincy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Quincy Township?
$106,250 (±$32,810) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Quincy Township?
6.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Quincy Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Quincy Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Quincy Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Quincy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Quincy 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.