Most of Red Rock Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
9% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. There are 156 jobs in Red Rock Township; 333 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Red Rock Township for work; outside it, Austin is the main destination (37%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Red Rock Township apart on work
Where Red Rock Township’s working residents head each day
Where Red Rock Township clocks in
37% of workers
16% 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.
How many people are in Red Rock Township by day
On a workday 330 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 153 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Red Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
A place that makes things: 62% of Red Rock Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Red Rock Township, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 156. 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 Red Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Red Rock Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Red Rock Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 288 commuters (the 9% 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 Red Rock Township
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.
39% of Red Rock Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Red Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rock Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $86,875 |
| Dexter Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Windom Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Waltham Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Austin | 37% | C+ | A− | 18 min | $68,057 |
| Lansing Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dexter Township, Windom Township, Waltham Township and Lansing Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Austin. Darker towns draw more of Red Rock 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 Red Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Red Rock Township?
$86,875 (±$13,806) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Red Rock Township?
4.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Red Rock Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Red Rock Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (37%, 6 mi), Rochester (16%, 28 mi), Dodge Center (3%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Red Rock 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 Red Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Red Rock 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.