Rome Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Rome Township itself; outside it, Kiester draws the most (22%, 12 miles). There are 5 jobs in Rome Township, against 36 working residents. At 23 minutes each way, commutes from Rome Township run about the Minnesota average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rome Township by day and by night
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 91 people are in Rome Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Rome Township goes to work
Where Rome Township clocks in
11% 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.
80% of the jobs in Rome Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rome Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 5. 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 Rome Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Rome Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rome Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 13% 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 Rome Township goes to work
About 31% 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.
How Rome Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Frost (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rome Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $84,688 |
| Frost | 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Elmore Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Emerald Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Seely Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Frost, Elmore Township, Emerald Township and Seely Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rome 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 Rome Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rome Township?
$84,688 (±$23,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rome Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rome Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rome Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kiester (22%, 12 mi), Blue Earth (14%, 10 mi), Mankato (11%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rome 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 Rome Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rome 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.