Most of Reynolds Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 17 jobs are based in Reynolds Township, against 287 working residents. Hardly any work in Reynolds Township; the top destination outside it is Long Prairie (23%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Reynolds Township apart on work
Reynolds Township by day and by night
On a workday 287 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Reynolds Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 Reynolds Township’s working residents head each day
Where Reynolds Township clocks in
23% of workers
12% 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.
A place that makes things: 47% of Reynolds Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reynolds Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 17. 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 Reynolds Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Reynolds Township spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reynolds Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 280 commuters (the 22% 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.
How far Reynolds Township’s workers travel
About 24% 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 to Reynolds Township
The biggest share goes to Little Sauk Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reynolds Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $62,500 |
| Long Prairie Township | 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Leslie Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Iona Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Little Sauk Township | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Long Prairie Township and Little Sauk Township: not graded. Leslie Township and Iona Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reynolds 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 Reynolds Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reynolds Township?
$62,500 (±$19,129) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reynolds Township?
23.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reynolds Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reynolds Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Long Prairie (23%, 5 mi), Alexandria (12%, 21 mi), Sauk Centre (10%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Reynolds Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reynolds Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reynolds 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.