Ravenna Township’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Poverty touches 1.6% of residents, against 9.3% across Minnesota. Ravenna Township grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ravenna Township: the figures worth knowing
Ravenna Township is a place people come home to
There are 77 jobs based in Ravenna Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ravenna Township has about 1,200 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ravenna Township and Hastings trade workers both ways
Hastings is the top workplace for Ravenna Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Ravenna Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Ravenna Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
The four measures behind Ravenna Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ravenna Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Ravenna Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ravenna Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
How a workday changes Ravenna Township
On a workday 1,170 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Ravenna Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.
0.07 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.
21% of working residents work in Hastings
Where Ravenna Township clocks in
21% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Getting to work from Ravenna Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ravenna Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 928 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.
65% of the jobs in Ravenna Township pay over $3,333 a month
77 jobs are based in Ravenna Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ravenna Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 77. 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 Ravenna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Ravenna Township, by distance
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.
In Ravenna Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ravenna Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 2.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,051 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Ravenna Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Ravenna Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Ravenna Township is 764th among 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Empire MN | 3,063 | $148K | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 762 | Cheney KS | 2,178 | $85K | 6.9% | 0.6% | 16% | A− |
| 763 | Madison Township IN | 1,788 | $101K | 5.8% | 0.0% | 4% | A− |
| 764 | Ravenna Township MN | 2,282 | $131K | 1.6% | 5.5% | 1% | A− |
| 765 | Decatur WI | 1,756 | $101K | 5.0% | 2.6% | 1% | A− |
| 766 | Long Beach MD | 1,849 | $127K | 1.3% | 0.0% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Ravenna Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
21% of Ravenna Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ravenna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenna Township | – | A− | C− | 29 min | $131,304 |
| Welch Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Marshan Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 33 min | $120,000 |
| Hastings | 21% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $93,998 |
| Denmark Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 28 min | $148,269 |
Same-state neighbors only. Welch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hastings. Darker towns draw more of Ravenna 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 Ravenna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ravenna Township?
$131,304 (±$8,491) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ravenna Township?
1.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ravenna Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ravenna Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hastings (21%, 5 mi), St. Paul (8%, 24 mi), Eagan (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ravenna Township walkable?
Ravenna Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 2.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ravenna Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ravenna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ravenna 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.