Jobs, income and commuting in Rutland Township, MN
176 jobs are based in Rutland Township, and 176 of its residents work somewhere. 6% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. The average commute takes 16 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rutland Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 171 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 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.
34% of working residents work in Fairmont
Where Rutland Township clocks in
34% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 58% of the jobs in Rutland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rutland Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 176. 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 Rutland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Rutland Township takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rutland Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 152 commuters (the 6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Rutland Township
About 22% 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 is work for 34% of Rutland Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rutland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $97,750 |
| Fairmont | 34% | C | A− | 13 min | $53,084 |
| Fraser Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Center Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Westford Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Fairmont Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fraser Township, Center Creek Township, Westford Township and Fairmont Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fairmont. Darker towns draw more of Rutland 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 Rutland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rutland Township?
$97,750 (±$9,772) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rutland Township?
9.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rutland Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rutland Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (34%, 6 mi), Mankato (5%, 38 mi), Jackson (4%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rutland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rutland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rutland 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.