With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Vernon Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Vernon Township; the top destination outside it is Rochester (40%, 16 miles). 10 jobs are based in Vernon Township; 349 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 26 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Vernon Township in brief
Vernon Township is a place people come home to
There are 10 jobs based in Vernon Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Vernon Township has about 320 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
40% of Vernon Township works in Rochester
141 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Rochester, 16 miles away. That’s far more as work in Vernon Township itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 349 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Vernon Township
On a workday 349 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Vernon Township on a workday afternoon, 51% 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 Vernon Township: the destinations
Where Vernon Township clocks in
40% of workers
3% 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 Vernon Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vernon Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 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 Vernon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Vernon Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vernon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 321 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Vernon Township commutes less than 16 miles
About 16% 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.
Work in the towns next to Vernon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $101,111 |
| Rock Dell Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Canisteo Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Hayfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Dell Township, Canisteo Township and Hayfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vernon 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 Vernon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vernon Township?
$101,111 (±$14,744) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vernon Township?
6.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vernon Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vernon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (40%, 16 mi), Hayfield (10%, 5 mi), Austin (3%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vernon Township without a car?
1% 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 Vernon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vernon 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.