Most of Riverdale Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 19 jobs in Riverdale Township, and 125 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Riverdale Township for work; outside it, Madelia is the main destination (26%, 7 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Riverdale Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 125 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Riverdale Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Riverdale Township’s working residents head each day
Where Riverdale Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
Riverdale Township makes things: 89% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverdale Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 19. 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 Riverdale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Riverdale Township, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverdale Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 116 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.
Where in the region Riverdale Township works
About 19% 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.
Riverdale Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverdale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $111,591 |
| Madelia Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Rosendale Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lake Hanska Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Nelson Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madelia Township, Rosendale Township, Lake Hanska Township and Nelson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverdale 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 Riverdale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Riverdale Township?
$111,591 (±$32,864) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverdale Township?
1.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverdale Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverdale Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madelia (26%, 7 mi), Mankato (11%, 30 mi), New Ulm (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverdale 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 Riverdale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverdale 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.