Most of Buffalo Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Buffalo Township A; getting around on foot earns it C−. There are 321 jobs in Buffalo Township, against 958 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Buffalo Township, in brief
Buffalo Township and Buffalo trade workers both ways
Buffalo is the top workplace for Buffalo Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Buffalo Township come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Buffalo Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 958 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Buffalo Township
On income, poverty and job access, Buffalo Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($118,194, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.6%) is left out: Buffalo Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Buffalo Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
22% of working residents work in Buffalo
Where Buffalo Township clocks in
6% 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.
The daily trip from Buffalo Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buffalo Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 798 commuters (the 11% 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.
Buffalo Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 941 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 304 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Buffalo Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Jobs in Buffalo Township: what the 321 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buffalo Township, 2013 → 2023: 369 → 321. 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 Buffalo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Buffalo Township
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.
For most of Buffalo Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Buffalo Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Buffalo Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 898 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Buffalo Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Buffalo Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,234 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600, Buffalo Township comes 342nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 48 | Stillwater Township MN | 1,831 | $162K | 3.4% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 74 | Baytown Township MN | 2,232 | $188K | 2.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 340 | Hillsboro Beach FL | 2,015 | $94K | 5.4% | 7.9% | 9% | A |
| 341 | Edgewood IN | 2,087 | $88K | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2% | A |
| 342 | Buffalo Township MN | 1,945 | $118K | 5.4% | 1.6% | 2% | A |
| 343 | Rice MN | 2,212 | $108K | 3.0% | 2.3% | 8% | A |
| 344 | Pleasant Township OH | 1,719 | $124K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 0% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Buffalo Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
22% of Buffalo Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buffalo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Township | – | A | C− | 30 min | $118,194 |
| Buffalo | 22% | B | B− | 27 min | $88,820 |
| Monticello Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 30 min | $123,200 |
| Rockford Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 35 min | $93,378 |
| Maple Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| St. Michael | under 2% | A+ | C | 29 min | $131,274 |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Lake Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Buffalo. Darker towns draw more of Buffalo 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 Buffalo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buffalo Township?
$118,194 (±$20,171) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buffalo Township?
5.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buffalo Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buffalo Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buffalo (22%, 2 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 31 mi), Plymouth (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Buffalo Township walkable?
Buffalo Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Buffalo Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Buffalo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buffalo 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.