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Jobs & commute in Yucatan Township

Yucatan Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Yucatan Township report 30 jobs; 161 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Yucatan Township itself; outside it, Winona draws the most (20%, 23 miles). A typical one-way commute from Yucatan Township lasts 31 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Yucatan Township

On a workday 157 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.

157live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
26work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night320
Workday190
320live here− 160head out to work+ 26come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Yucatan Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Yucatan Township to work: where people go

PetersonUticaHouston: 27 residents work here (17%)Rushford: 7 residents work here (4%)Preston: 4 residents work here (2%)Caledonia: 8 residents work here (5%)La Crescent: 9 residents work here (6%)Winona: 33 residents work here (20%)Rushford VillageRochester: 8 residents work here (5%)Onalaska: 4 residents work here (2%)La Crosse: 20 residents work here (12%)Yucatan TownshipSheldon TownshipMoney Creek TownshipBlack Hammer TownshipHouston TownshipNorway TownshipPilot Mound TownshipArendahl TownshipWinonaHoustonLa CrosseLa CrescentCaledoniaRochesterYucatan Township
1
Winona23 mi away
20%33
2
Houston6.1 mi away
17%27
3
La Crosse, WI24 mi away
12%20
4
La Crescent20.4 mi away
6%9
5
Caledonia10.8 mi away
5%8
6
Rochester44.6 mi away
5%8
7
Rushford7.4 mi away
4%7
8
Preston20.2 mi away
2%4
9
Onalaska, WI26.7 mi away
2%4
10
Yucatan Township (in town)right here
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
23%37
The top trips

Where Yucatan Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Goods, not services: 40% of the jobs in Yucatan Township

Jobs based in Yucatan TownshipJobs Yucatan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms40%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices60%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less53%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%25%
Over $3,333 a month13%58%

Who does it

29 or younger20%30%
30 to 5433%47%
55 and older47%24%
+58%

Jobs based in Yucatan Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 30. 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 Yucatan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 31 minutes each way for Yucatan Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
241 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Yucatan Township31 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
22%

of Yucatan Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Yucatan Township gets to work
92%Drive alone
5%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 124 commuters (the 22% 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

How far Yucatan Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 miWinona: 20% · 23 miHouston: 17% · 6.1 miLa Crosse: 12% · 24 miLa Crescent: 6% · 20.4 miCaledonia: 5% · 10.8 miRochester: 5% · 44.6 miRushford: 4% · 7.4 miPreston: 2% · 20.2 miOnalaska: 2% · 26.7 miWinona 20%Houston 17%La Crescent 6%Caledonia 5%Yucatan Township
Yucatan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
28%Under 10 mi45 residents
46%10–24 mi74 residents
18%25–50 mi29 residents
8%Over 50 mi12 residents

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

Next door to Yucatan Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Houston Township22 min
Norway Township23 min
Black Hammer Township24 min
Sheldon Township25 min
Yucatan Township31 min
Money Creek Township32 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownYucatan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Yucatan Township–——31 min$103,125
Money Creek Townshipunder 3%——32 min—
Black Hammer Townshipunder 3%——24 min—
Houston Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Sheldon Townshipunder 3%——25 min—
Norway Townshipunder 3%——23 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Money Creek Township, Black Hammer Township, Houston Township, Sheldon Township and Norway Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Yucatan Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Yucatan Township: questions

What is the median household income in Yucatan Township?

$103,125 (±$14,106) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Yucatan Township?

11.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Yucatan Township?

31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Yucatan Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (20%, 23 mi), Houston (17%, 6 mi), La Crosse (12%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Yucatan Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Yucatan Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Yucatan Township

Yucatan Township home →

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.