Traverse Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Traverse Township has 56 jobs for 133 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 1% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Traverse Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 132 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Traverse Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
25% of working residents work in St. Peter
Where Traverse Township clocks in
23% 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.
The kinds of work in Traverse Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Traverse Township, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 56. 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 Traverse Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Traverse Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Traverse Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 165 commuters (the 1% 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 far it is to work from Traverse Township
About 15% 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.
Bordering towns draw 25% of Traverse Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Traverse Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traverse Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $79,700 |
| St. Peter | 25% | B− | A− | 15 min | $65,122 |
| Kasota Township | under 2% | A | C | 21 min | $119,500 |
| Oshawa Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Lake Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Granby Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oshawa Township, Lake Prairie Township and Granby Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Peter. Darker towns draw more of Traverse 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 Traverse Township: questions
What is the median household income in Traverse Township?
$79,700 (±$33,766) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Traverse Township?
1.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Traverse Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Traverse Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Peter (25%, 5 mi), Mankato (23%, 13 mi), North Mankato (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Traverse 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 Traverse Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Traverse 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.