Most of Vivian Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
35% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Vivian Township has 39 jobs, against 82 working residents. Hardly any work in Vivian Township itself; outside it, New Richland draws the most (18%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Vivian Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Vivian Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
The towns that employ Vivian Township’s residents
Where Vivian Township clocks in
12% 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 jobs make up 54% of work in Vivian Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vivian Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 39. 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 Vivian Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Vivian Township spends getting to work: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vivian Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 35% 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.
The distance from Vivian Township to work
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.
How Vivian Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vivian Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $78,750 |
| Dunbar Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Danville Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Freedom Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Byron Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Waldorf | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dunbar Township, Danville Township, Freedom Township, Byron Township and Waldorf: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vivian 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 Vivian Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vivian Township?
$78,750 (±$42,658) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vivian Township?
7.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vivian Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vivian Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Richland (18%, 11 mi), Mankato (12%, 24 mi), Waseca (11%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vivian 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 Vivian Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vivian 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.