Most of Rost Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Rost Township itself; outside it, Worthington draws the most (24%, 16 miles). Employers in Rost Township report 20 jobs, and 75 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Rost Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Rost Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The towns that employ Rost Township’s residents
Where Rost Township clocks in
12% of workers
5% 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.
Goods jobs make up 65% of work in Rost Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rost Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 20. 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 Rost Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Rost Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rost Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 18% 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.
Rost Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Rost Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rost Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rost Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $85,938 |
| West Heron Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ewington Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Sioux Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hunter Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Heron Lake Township, Ewington Township, Sioux Valley Township and Hunter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rost 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 Rost Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rost Township?
$85,938 (±$40,986) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rost Township?
2.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rost Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rost Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (24%, 16 mi), Windom (12%, 18 mi), Heron Lake (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rost 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 Rost Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rost 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.