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Jobs & commute in Rollingstone Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Rollingstone Township works elsewhere

There are 32 jobs in Rollingstone Township, and 377 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Rollingstone Township itself; outside it, Winona draws the most (44%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers (Minnesota 18%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Rollingstone Township and work: the main findings

Much of Rollingstone Township works one town over

52% of working residents work in a town that borders Rollingstone Township: Winona (44%) and Goodview (8%). Next door ↓

Rollingstone Township is a place people come home to

There are 32 jobs based in Rollingstone Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rollingstone Township has about 440 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Commutes from Rollingstone 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 377 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

Day and night

Who leaves Rollingstone Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 377 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.

377live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
32work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night780
Workday440
780live here− 380head out to work+ 32come in to work= 440on a workday

About 440 people are in Rollingstone Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Rollingstone Township: about 18 minutes

A year of commuting
140 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Rollingstone Township18 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
6%

of Rollingstone Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Rollingstone Township gets to work
96%Drive alone
2%Carpool
2%Other

Share of the 391 commuters (the 6% 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.

The commute map

The places Rollingstone Township commutes to

KewaneeMcGregorMinnesota CityRollingstoneLewiston: 6 residents work here (2%)Stockton: 4 residents work here (1%)Plainview: 4 residents work here (1%)Goodview: 31 residents work here (8%)AlturaSt. Charles: 7 residents work here (2%)Winona: 166 residents work here (44%)Bloomington: 4 residents work here (1%)Rochester: 59 residents work here (16%)Fountain CityAlmaLa Crosse: 6 residents work here (2%)Mount Vernon TownshipNorton Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Warren TownshipHillsdale TownshipRollingstone TownshipMiltonWinonaRochesterGoodviewSt. CharlesLewistonLa CrosseRollingstone Township
1
Winona8 mi away
44%166
2
Rochester34.5 mi away
16%59
3
Goodview5.4 mi away
8%31
4
St. Charles16.5 mi away
2%7
5
Lewiston10 mi away
2%6
6
La Crosse, WI35 mi away
2%6
7
Norton Township6.1 mi away
2%6
8
Stockton6.4 mi away
1%4
9
Plainview18.6 mi away
1%4
10
Bloomington89.5 mi away
1%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%84
The top trips

Where Rollingstone Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 69% of Rollingstone Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Rollingstone TownshipJobs Rollingstone Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms69%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%18%
Services: health, schools, offices31%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%22%
Over $3,333 a month69%66%

Who does it

29 or younger16%21%
30 to 5469%48%
55 and older16%31%
−20%

Jobs based in Rollingstone Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 32. 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 Rollingstone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How many miles Rollingstone Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWinona: 44% · 8 miRochester: 16% · 34.5 miGoodview: 8% · 5.4 miSt. Charles: 2% · 16.5 miLewiston: 2% · 10 miLa Crosse: 2% · 35 miNorton Township: 2% · 6.1 miStockton: 1% · 6.4 miPlainview: 1% · 18.6 miBloomington: 1% · 89.5 miWinona 44%Rochester 16%Goodview 8%St. Charles 2%Lewiston 2%Rollingstone Township
Rollingstone TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
51%Under 10 mi192 residents
15%10–24 mi57 residents
22%25–50 mi81 residents
12%Over 50 mi45 residents

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

52% of Rollingstone Township works in a bordering town

Jobs & commute next door

TownRollingstone Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Rollingstone Township–——18 min$70,521
Goodview8%B+B+13 min$74,712
Minnesota Cityunder 2%——22 min—
Mount Vernon Townshipunder 2%——28 min—
Winona44%C+A14 min$56,337
Hillsdale Townshipunder 2%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Minnesota City, Mount Vernon Township and Hillsdale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Winona. Darker towns draw more of Rollingstone Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Rollingstone Township: questions

What is the median household income in Rollingstone Township?

$70,521 (±$14,530) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Rollingstone Township?

22.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Rollingstone Township?

18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Rollingstone Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (44%, 8 mi), Rochester (16%, 34 mi), Goodview (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Rollingstone 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 Rollingstone Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Rollingstone Township

Rollingstone Township home →

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.