With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Selma Township works elsewhere
8% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. 27 jobs are based in Selma Township for 82 working residents. Hardly any work in Selma Township; the top destination outside it is Mountain Lake (21%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Selma Township
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Selma Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Selma Township: the destinations
Where Selma Township clocks in
20% of workers
7% 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.
In Selma Township, 85% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Selma Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 27. 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 Selma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Selma Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Selma Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 8% 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.
The distance from Selma Township to work
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.
Selma Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Selma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selma Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $78,125 |
| Comfrey | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Adrian Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Midway Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Bashaw Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Delton Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Comfrey, Adrian Township, Midway Township, Bashaw Township and Delton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Selma 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 Selma Township: questions
What is the median household income in Selma Township?
$78,125 (±$31,571) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Selma Township?
17.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Selma Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Selma Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mountain Lake (21%, 8 mi), Windom (20%, 16 mi), Mountain Lake Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Selma 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 Selma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Selma 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.