Big Stone Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Big Stone Township report 9 jobs, and 120 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 20 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. For 1% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Big Stone Township
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Big Stone Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
15% of working residents work in Ortonville
Where Big Stone Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Big Stone Township: what the 9 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Stone Township, 2013 → 2023: 667 → 9. 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 Big Stone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Big Stone Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 1% 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.
Miles to work from Big Stone Township
About 39% 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 next door: 15% of Big Stone Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Big Stone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Stone Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $84,688 |
| Ortonville | 15% | D | A− | 11 min | $56,133 |
| Otrey Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Almond Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Prior Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ortonville Township | under 3% | — | — | 9 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Otrey Township, Almond Township, Prior Township and Ortonville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ortonville. Darker towns draw more of Big Stone 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 Big Stone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Big Stone Township?
$84,688 (±$41,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Big Stone Township?
7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Big Stone Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Big Stone Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ortonville (15%, 5 mi), Graceville (11%, 13 mi), Morris (8%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Big Stone 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 Big Stone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Stone 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.