Photo: Barney, Paul · Public domainCastle Rock Township’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A+: better than 98% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns.
Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Castle Rock Township; the top destination outside it is Lakeville (9%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What’s behind Castle Rock Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Castle Rock Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.4%) is left out: Castle Rock 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, Castle Rock Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Castle Rock Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 711 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 271 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Castle Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.39 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Lakeville
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Castle Rock Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Castle Rock Township makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
283 jobs are based in Castle Rock Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Castle Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Castle Rock Township, 2013 → 2023: 281 → 283. 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.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Castle Rock Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 577 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Castle Rock Township commutes less than 18 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Castle Rock Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Castle Rock Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Castle Rock 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 746 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of Castle Rock Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Castle Rock Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Castle Rock Township is 81st of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Castle Rock Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 9 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 32 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 34 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 79 | Boston Heights OH | 1,408 | $121K | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 80 | Tatamy PA | 1,389 | $122K | 0.8% | 5.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 81 | Castle Rock Township MN | 1,346 | $133K | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 82 | Kaneville Township IL | 1,129 | $133K | 1.4% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 83 | Biltmore Forest NC | 1,469 | $169K | 2.0% | 2.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
Castle Rock Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Farmington (9%). Darker towns draw more of Castle Rock Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Castle Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock Township | – | A+ | C− | 27 min | $132,917 |
| Farmington | 9% | A | C+ | 28 min | $123,673 |
| Hampton Township | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Sciota Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Eureka Township | under 4% | A | C+ | 27 min | $100,000 |
| Empire | under 4% | A+ | C+ | 30 min | $147,700 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hampton Township and Sciota Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Castle Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Castle Rock Township?
$132,917 (±$24,171) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Castle Rock Township?
2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Castle Rock Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Castle Rock Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakeville (9%, 11 mi), Farmington (9%, 7 mi), Burnsville (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Castle Rock Township walkable?
Castle Rock 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 Castle Rock Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Castle Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Castle Rock 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.