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Jobs & commute in Rosendale Township

Making a living in Rosendale Township

9% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). Only 2% work in Rosendale Township; the top destination outside it is St. James (18%, 4 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Minnesota.

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

Day and night

How many people are in Rosendale Township by day

On a workday 103 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.

103live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
93work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night280
Workday270
280live here− 100head out to work+ 93come in to work= 270on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.90jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).

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

The commute map

Where Rosendale Township’s working residents head each day

Butterfield: 3 residents work here (3%)Truman: 3 residents work here (3%)Madelia: 4 residents work here (4%)Mountain Lake: 3 residents work here (3%)St. James: 19 residents work here (18%)Windom: 5 residents work here (5%)WasecaJackson: 3 residents work here (3%)New UlmFairmont: 5 residents work here (5%)Mankato: 8 residents work here (8%)Fieldon TownshipWaverly TownshipRiverdale TownshipSt. James Township: 3 residents work here (3%)South Branch TownshipRosendale TownshipCottonwood TownshipSt. JamesMankatoWindomFairmontMadeliaButterfieldRosendale Township
1
St. James3.6 mi away
18%19
2
Mankato31.6 mi away
8%8
3
Windom29.1 mi away
5%5
4
Fairmont23.5 mi away
5%5
5
Madelia8.2 mi away
4%4
6
Butterfield12 mi away
3%3
7
Truman11.9 mi away
3%3
8
Mountain Lake18.6 mi away
3%3
9
Jackson32.6 mi away
3%3
103%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%49
The top trips

Where Rosendale 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

36% of the jobs in Rosendale Township make or build things

95 jobs are based in Rosendale Township.

Jobs based in Rosendale TownshipJobs Rosendale Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms36%29%
Trade, transport & utilities35%23%
Services: health, schools, offices29%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less27%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%23%
Over $3,333 a month58%60%

Who does it

29 or younger35%23%
30 to 5445%54%
55 and older20%23%
+400%

Jobs based in Rosendale Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 95. 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 Rosendale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Rosendale Township: about 23 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
176 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Rosendale Township23 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

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

About 1 in 10
How Rosendale Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
4%Carpool
6%Walk

Share of the 165 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.

How far

How far Rosendale Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi40 miSt. James: 18% · 3.6 miMankato: 8% · 31.6 miWindom: 5% · 29.1 miFairmont: 5% · 23.5 miMadelia: 4% · 8.2 miButterfield: 3% · 12 miTruman: 3% · 11.9 miMountain Lake: 3% · 18.6 miJackson: 3% · 32.6 miSt. James Township: 3% · 7.4 miSt. James 18%Mankato 8%Windom 5%Fairmont 5%Madelia 4%Rosendale Township
Rosendale TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi30 residents
23%10–24 mi24 residents
28%25–50 mi29 residents
21%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 21% 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

Work next door: 21% of Rosendale Township’s workers

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

St. James Township15 min
South Branch Township20 min
St. James22 min
Rosendale Township23 min
Riverdale Township27 min
Fieldon Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownRosendale Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Rosendale Township–——23 min$71,250
St. James18%DA−22 min$60,242
South Branch Townshipunder 3%——20 min—
Fieldon Townshipunder 3%——34 min—
Riverdale Townshipunder 3%——27 min—
St. James Township3%——15 min—

Same-state neighbors only. South Branch Township, Fieldon Township, Riverdale Township and St. James Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to St. James. Darker towns draw more of Rosendale 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 Rosendale Township: questions

What is the median household income in Rosendale Township?

$71,250 (±$51,866) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Rosendale Township?

8.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Rosendale Township?

23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Rosendale Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. James (18%, 4 mi), Mankato (8%, 32 mi), Windom (5%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Rosendale Township

Rosendale 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.