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OlneyMN

A town of 128.

Population
128
residents
Median home value
$219K
Census ACS
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
40.0
years
Jobs based here
32
A commuter town
Small town

128 people, and everyone knows the way

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Mostly Clear
H 66° · L 59°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Olney

Most working residents leave Olney for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Worthington (18%), Adrian (17%) and Lismore (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Olney3%
Worthington18%
Adrian17%
Lismore5%
Wilmont5%
16 mi
median commute distance
32
jobs based in Olney
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Olney has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

45″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–27°
Spring34–55°
Summer58–81°
Fall36–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Olney is

Olney beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outOlneyMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79%76.1%
More adults with COPD7.2%5.4%
Sanford Worthington Medical Center
13.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.2% of Olney is conserved land

1.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

1.2%conserved
1.2%
conserved · 280 of 22,434 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Olney for work

Where Olney’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Worthington Worthington 18% 17% → Adrian Adrian 17% 5% → Lismore Lismore 5% 5% → Wilmont Wilmont 5% 5% → Brewster Brewster 5% 4% → Slayton Slayton 4% Olney · 3% stay
32jobs based in Olney
3%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Olney

Township in Minnesota, United States

Olney Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 232 at the 2000 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
160
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,594 ft

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