With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rosewood Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. 22 jobs are based in Rosewood Township; 136 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Rosewood Township itself; outside it, Montevideo draws the most (24%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Rosewood Township
On a workday 136 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Rosewood 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Rosewood Township: the destinations
Where Rosewood Township clocks in
10% of workers
4% 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.
55% of the jobs in Rosewood Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosewood Township, 2014 → 2024: 17 → 22. 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 Rosewood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Rosewood Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rosewood Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 16% 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.
Half of Rosewood Township commutes less than 22 miles
About 26% 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.
The towns around Rosewood Township
The biggest share goes to Sparta Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rosewood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosewood Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $93,625 |
| Tunsberg Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Sparta Township | 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Mandt Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Havelock Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tunsberg Township, Sparta Township, Mandt Township and Havelock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rosewood 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 Rosewood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rosewood Township?
$93,625 (±$9,526) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rosewood Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rosewood Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rosewood Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montevideo (24%, 5 mi), Willmar (10%, 30 mi), Benson (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rosewood Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rosewood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rosewood 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.