With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Reno Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 18 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Employers in Reno Township report 16 jobs; 205 of its residents have a job. 16% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Reno Township and work: the main findings
Reno Township is a place people come home to
There are 16 jobs based in Reno Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Reno Township has about 260 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Reno Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota 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; with 205 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Reno Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Reno Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Getting to work from Reno Township takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reno Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 190 commuters (the 16% 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.
22% of working residents work in Glenwood
Where Reno Township clocks in
22% of workers
18% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 63% of the jobs in Reno Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reno Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 16. 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 Reno Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Reno Township goes to work
About 20% 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.
Next door is work for 22% of Reno Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reno Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reno Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $122,273 |
| Glenwood | 22% | C | A | 21 min | $42,188 |
| Ben Wade Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Leven Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lake Mary Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 19 min | $102,969 |
| Minnewaska Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ben Wade Township, Leven Township and Minnewaska Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Glenwood. Darker towns draw more of Reno 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 Reno Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reno Township?
$122,273 (±$19,195) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reno Township?
2.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reno Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reno Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glenwood (22%, 5 mi), Alexandria (18%, 11 mi), Starbuck (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Reno 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 Reno Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reno 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.