Rapidan Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Rapidan Township for work; outside it, Mankato is the main destination (41%, 9 miles). 49 jobs are based in Rapidan Township, against 454 working residents. Rapidan Township grades A− for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Rapidan Township: the figures worth knowing
Rapidan Township is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Rapidan Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rapidan Township has about 620 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
41% of Rapidan Township works in Mankato
185 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Mankato, 9 miles away. That’s far more as work in Rapidan Township itself. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Rapidan Township’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 27 minutes, longer than the Minnesota average of 23. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 454 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Rapidan Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Rapidan Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Rapidan Township’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 48% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Rapidan Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Rapidan Township could be anywhere from B to A.
In and out of Rapidan Township on a workday
On a workday 452 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Rapidan Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 the trip to work from Rapidan Township ends
Where Rapidan Township clocks in
41% of workers
3% 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.
The trip to work from Rapidan Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rapidan Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 429 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.
Goods jobs make up 73% of work in Rapidan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rapidan Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 49. 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 Rapidan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Rapidan Township commutes less than 9 miles
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.
Few in Rapidan Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rapidan Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Rapidan Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 478 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of Rapidan Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rapidan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Rapidan Township is 332nd among 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 6 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 330 | Roland IA | 1,344 | $79K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A− |
| 331 | Bethany Beach DE | 1,104 | $117K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10% | A− |
| 332 | Rapidan Township MN | 1,024 | $92K | 4.1% | 1.8% | <1% | A− |
| 333 | Cooperstown WI | 1,292 | $88K | 4.5% | 2.7% | 1% | A− |
| 334 | West Easton PA | 1,250 | $81K | 7.2% | 2.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Rapidan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Around Rapidan Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to South Bend Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rapidan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapidan Township | – | A− | D− | 27 min | $91,667 |
| Decoria Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 25 min | $124,063 |
| Lyra Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| South Bend Township | 3% | B+ | C | 16 min | $87,500 |
| Garden City Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Mankato Township | 2% | B | C | 17 min | $113,269 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lyra Township and Garden City Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rapidan 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 Rapidan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rapidan Township?
$91,667 (±$20,701) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rapidan Township?
4.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rapidan Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rapidan Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (41%, 9 mi), North Mankato (8%, 9 mi), Lake Crystal (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rapidan Township walkable?
Rapidan Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rapidan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rapidan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rapidan 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.