Fewer people are out of work in Marion Township (0.3%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
26% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Marion Township grades A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. 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
What stands out about work in Marion Township
More than half of Marion Township works in Rochester
1,618 working residents, 74%, have their main job in Rochester, 6.1 miles away across the town line. That’s 74 times as many as work in Marion Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Marion Township residents work close to home
76% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Marion Township is a place people come home to
There are 577 jobs based in Marion Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marion Township has about 2,500 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Marion Township works from home
26% of Marion Township workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Time on the road ↓
Marion Township makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Marion Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Marion Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 12%. The jobs ↓
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.
The figures behind Marion Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Marion Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #41 of 273 in Minnesota. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 62% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Marion Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
74% of working residents work in Rochester
Where Marion Township clocks in
74% of workers
2% of workers
1% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Marion 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.
Who leaves Marion Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,165 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 551 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
Getting to work from Marion Township takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marion Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,702 commuters (the 26% 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.
Marion Township makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
577 jobs are based in Marion Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Township, 2013 → 2023: 480 → 577. 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 Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Marion Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marion Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns, #225 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,289 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 30% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 30% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% 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). 0.6% of Marion Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Marion Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Marion Township is 209th of 4,023 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 16 | Elko New Market MN | 5,300 | $152K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 207 | Forward Township PA | 3,412 | $107K | 2.9% | 1.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 208 | Johnson Creek WI | 3,435 | $101K | 4.3% | 0.3% | 10% | A+ |
| 209 | Marion Township MN | 4,111 | $117K | 3.8% | 0.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 210 | Trenton WI | 4,721 | $104K | 3.3% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 211 | Sixteen Mile Stand OH | 3,666 | $126K | 6.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Marion Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Bordering towns draw 74% of Marion Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | A+ | C | 21 min | $116,797 |
| Rochester | 74% | B+ | A− | 17 min | $89,389 |
| Pleasant Grove Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Haverhill Township | under 1% | A | C | 18 min | $161,250 |
| Eyota Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Rochester Township | under 1% | A | C− | 54 min | $246,050 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Grove Township and Eyota Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rochester. Darker towns draw more of Marion 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 Marion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marion Township?
$116,797 (±$9,822) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?
3.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (74%, 6 mi), Minneapolis (2%, 82 mi), Stewartville (1%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Marion Township walkable?
Marion Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marion Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 30% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marion 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.