Seward Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 22 jobs in Seward Township, and 108 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Seward Township for work; outside it, Worthington is the main destination (33%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Seward Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Seward Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Out of Seward Township to work: where people go
Where Seward Township clocks in
6% 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: 59% of the jobs in Seward Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seward Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Seward Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Seward Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seward Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Seward Township works
About 24% 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.
Seward Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seward Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward Township | – | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Graham Lakes Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Bondin Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Bloom Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Elk Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Graham Lakes Township, Bondin Township, Bloom Township and Elk Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seward 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 Seward Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Seward Township?
2.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seward Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seward Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (33%, 12 mi), Brewster (6%, 11 mi), Fulda (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Seward Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seward Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seward 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.