Making a living in Transit Township
Hardly any work in Transit Township itself; outside it, Gaylord draws the most (22%, 5 miles). Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Transit Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 120 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Transit Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Transit Township: the destinations
Where Transit Township clocks in
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.
Goods, not services: 91% of the jobs in Transit Township
82 jobs are based in Transit Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Transit Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 82. 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 Transit Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Transit Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Transit Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 127 commuters (the 4% 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 Transit Township works
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.
Next door to Transit Township
The biggest share goes to Winthrop (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Transit Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $112,917 |
| Dryden Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Winthrop | 7% | C+ | B− | 28 min | $69,219 |
| Penn Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bismarck Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dryden Township, Penn Township and Bismarck Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Transit 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 Transit Township: questions
What is the median household income in Transit Township?
$112,917 (±$22,198) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Transit Township?
7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Transit Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Transit Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gaylord (22%, 5 mi), Winthrop (7%, 4 mi), St. Peter (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Transit 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 Transit Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Transit 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.