Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0For about half of its working residents, Roscoe Township is a commute to Rochester
There are 48 jobs in Roscoe Township; 402 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Roscoe Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (46%, 20 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Roscoe Township apart
Nearly half of Roscoe Township works in Rochester
186 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Rochester, 20 miles away. That’s far more as work in Roscoe Township itself. The commute map ↓
Roscoe Township is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Roscoe Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Roscoe Township has about 390 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 402 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Roscoe Township to work: where people go
Where Roscoe Township clocks in
46% of workers
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Roscoe Township
On a workday 400 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Roscoe Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.
0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 31% of work in Roscoe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roscoe Township, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 48. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Roscoe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Roscoe Township takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roscoe Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 365 commuters (the 17% 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 Roscoe Township works
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Roscoe Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Zumbrota (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roscoe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $124,250 |
| Zumbrota | 5% | B+ | A− | 32 min | $78,156 |
| Pine Island Township | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Cherry Grove Township | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Milton Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Minneola Township | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| New Haven Township | under 1% | A | B− | 19 min | $132,670 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pine Island Township, Cherry Grove Township, Milton Township and Minneola Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roscoe 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 2024, 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 Roscoe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Roscoe Township?
$124,250 (±$19,626) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roscoe Township?
2.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roscoe Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roscoe Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (46%, 20 mi), Pine Island (11%, 6 mi), Zumbrota (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Roscoe 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 Roscoe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roscoe Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.