With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Tenhassen Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Tenhassen Township; the top destination outside it is Fairmont (41%, 9 miles). Employers in Tenhassen Township report 10 jobs, and 95 of its residents work somewhere. 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Tenhassen Township by day and by night
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Tenhassen Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Tenhassen Township: the destinations
Where Tenhassen Township clocks in
41% 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.
In Tenhassen Township, 50% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tenhassen Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 10. 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 Tenhassen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Tenhassen Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tenhassen Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 3% 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 Tenhassen Township
About 20% 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.
The towns around Tenhassen Township
The biggest share goes to Rolling Green Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tenhassen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenhassen Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $68,750 |
| Silver Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Rolling Green Township | 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Lake Belt Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Silver Lake Township, Rolling Green Township and Lake Belt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tenhassen 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 Tenhassen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tenhassen Township?
$68,750 (±$21,484) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tenhassen Township?
15.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tenhassen Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tenhassen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (41%, 9 mi), Marshall (4%, 87 mi), Rolling Green Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tenhassen 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 Tenhassen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tenhassen 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.