With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Shell Rock Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Shell Rock Township; the top destination outside it is Albert Lea (34%, 11 miles). Shell Rock Township has 2 jobs; 170 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Shell Rock Township on a workday
On a workday 170 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Shell Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 Shell Rock Township: the destinations
Where Shell Rock Township clocks in
16% 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.
What Shell Rock Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shell Rock Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 2. 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 Shell Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes to work from Shell Rock Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shell Rock Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 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.
How many miles Shell Rock Township commutes
About 23% 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 to Shell Rock Township
The biggest share goes to Glenville (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shell Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Rock Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $72,500 |
| Glenville | 5% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Freeman Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Hayward Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| London Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glenville, Freeman Township, Hayward Township and London Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shell Rock 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 Shell Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shell Rock Township?
$72,500 (±$21,759) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shell Rock Township?
2.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shell Rock Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shell Rock Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albert Lea (34%, 11 mi), Austin (16%, 15 mi), Rochester (7%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shell Rock Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shell Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shell Rock 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.