Household incomes in Collegeville Township are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Collegeville Township itself; outside it, St. Cloud draws the most (24%, 13 miles). The poverty rate is 6.2% (Minnesota 9.3%). For jobs and income Collegeville Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Collegeville Township
Collegeville Township and St. Cloud trade workers both ways
St. Cloud is the top workplace for Collegeville Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Collegeville Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Collegeville Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker, and quicker than any town next door (24 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Collegeville Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Collegeville Township’s grade up ($115,909, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Collegeville Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The towns that employ Collegeville Township’s residents
Where Collegeville Township clocks in
24% of workers
6% 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.
From Collegeville Township, about 18 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Collegeville Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,343 commuters (the 17% 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 people are in Collegeville Township by day
On a workday 1,107 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 690 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Collegeville Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2024, primary jobs.
Collegeville Township is a services town
729 jobs are based in Collegeville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Collegeville Township, 2014 → 2024: 818 → 729. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Collegeville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Collegeville Township
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Collegeville Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 34.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,627 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 under 0.1 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). 1.0% of Collegeville Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Collegeville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Collegeville Township ranks: 1,466th of 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 17 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,464 | Vicksburg MI | 3,973 | $73K | 4.9% | 4.0% | 7% | B |
| 1,465 | St. Clair PA | 2,755 | $64K | 7.8% | 1.5% | 10% | B |
| 1,466 | Collegeville Township MN | 3,262 | $116K | 6.2% | 5.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,467 | Rochester Township PA | 2,698 | $61K | 9.5% | 2.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,468 | Omro WI | 3,639 | $62K | 8.1% | 2.0% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Collegeville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns around Collegeville Township
The biggest share goes to Wakefield Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Collegeville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegeville Township | – | B | B | 18 min | $115,909 |
| Farming Township | under 3% | B− | C | 25 min | $95,417 |
| Wakefield Township | 2% | A− | C | 29 min | $108,333 |
| Avon Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 27 min | $107,917 |
| St. Joseph Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Joseph Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Collegeville 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 2024, 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 Collegeville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Collegeville Township?
$115,909 (±$14,204) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Collegeville Township?
6.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Collegeville Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Collegeville Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (24%, 13 mi), St. Joseph (6%, 7 mi), Cold Spring (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Collegeville Township walkable?
Collegeville Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 35% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Collegeville Township without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Collegeville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Collegeville Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.