Most of Seely Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Seely Township itself; outside it, Blue Earth draws the most (22%, 16 miles). 17 jobs are based in Seely Township; 46 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 22 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Seely Township by day and by night
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Seely Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 Seely Township’s residents
Where Seely 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.
Goods, not services: 71% of the jobs in Seely Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seely Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 17. 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 Seely Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Seely Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seely Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 13% 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 Seely Township’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Seely Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seely Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seely Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $73,333 |
| Brush Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Kiester Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Rome Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brush Creek Township, Kiester Township and Rome Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seely 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 Seely Township: questions
What is the median household income in Seely Township?
$73,333 (±$42,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seely Township?
12.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seely Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seely Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Earth (22%, 16 mi), Kiester (9%, 5 mi), North Mankato (7%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seely 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 Seely Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seely 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.