District No. 74 School · Photo: Mllwydmn · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Danforth Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Danforth Township; the top destination outside it is Sandstone (13%, 13 miles). 7 jobs are based in Danforth Township, against 32 working residents. 41% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Danforth Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Danforth Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The towns that employ Danforth Township’s residents
Where Danforth Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
57% of the jobs in Danforth Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Danforth Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 7. 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 Danforth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Danforth Township, about 43 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Danforth Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 41% 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 Danforth Township commutes
About 22% 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.
Around Danforth Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Danforth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth Township | – | — | — | 43 min | $44,792 |
| Wilma Township | under 4% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Sandstone Township | under 4% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Fleming Township | under 4% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Clover Township | under 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilma Township, Sandstone Township, Fleming Township and Clover Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Danforth 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 Danforth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Danforth Township?
$44,792 (±$18,320) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Danforth Township?
9.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Danforth Township?
43 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 41% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Danforth Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sandstone (13%, 13 mi), Finlayson (9%, 18 mi), Hinckley (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Danforth Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Danforth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Danforth 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.