Work and commuting in Ashley Township
Only 1% stay in Ashley Township for work; outside it, Sauk Centre is the main destination (37%, 6 miles). For 31% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Ashley Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Ashley Township on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Ashley Township work
Where Ashley Township clocks in
37% of workers
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 79% of Ashley Township’s jobs are in goods
111 jobs are based in Ashley Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ashley Township, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 111. 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 Ashley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Ashley Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ashley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 31% 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 many miles Ashley Township commutes
About 27% 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 Ashley Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Sauk Centre Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ashley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $86,500 |
| West Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Raymond Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Sauk Centre Township | 5% | B | B | 23 min | $98,611 |
| Westport Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Union Township, Raymond Township and Westport Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ashley 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 Ashley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ashley Township?
$86,500 (±$18,517) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ashley Township?
0.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ashley Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ashley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sauk Centre (37%, 6 mi), Sauk Centre Township (5%, 5 mi), Melrose (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ashley 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 Ashley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ashley 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.