Making a living in Getty Township
Hardly any work in Getty Township; the top destination outside it is Sauk Centre (33%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 31% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Getty Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 122 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Getty Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
Where the trip to work from Getty Township ends
Where Getty Township clocks in
33% of workers
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 97% of the jobs in Getty Township
75 jobs are based in Getty Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Getty Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 75. 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 Getty 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 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Getty Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 130 commuters (the 31% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Getty Township
About 30% 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.
Getty Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Sauk Centre Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Getty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Getty Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $76,563 |
| Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Sauk Centre Township | 5% | B | B | 23 min | $98,611 |
| Raymond Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lake George Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grove Township, Raymond Township and Lake George Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Getty 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 Getty Township: questions
What is the median household income in Getty Township?
$76,563 (±$32,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Getty Township?
5.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Getty Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Getty Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sauk Centre (33%, 8 mi), St. Cloud (5%, 39 mi), Sauk Centre Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Getty 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 Getty Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Getty 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.