Marshan Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns. 162 jobs are based in Marshan Township, against 612 working residents. The two grades for Marshan Township are A+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Marshan Township: the gist
Marshan Township and Hastings trade workers both ways
Hastings is the top workplace for Marshan Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Marshan Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Marshan Township is a place people come home to
There are 162 jobs based in Marshan Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marshan Township has about 660 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Marshan Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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; with 612 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Marshan Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Marshan Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.4%) is left out: Marshan 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, Marshan Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
21% of working residents work in Hastings
Where Marshan Township clocks in
21% of workers
10% 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.
In and out of Marshan Township on a workday
On a workday 606 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 156 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Marshan Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Marshan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marshan Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 554 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.
In Marshan Township, 48% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marshan Township, 2013 → 2023: 155 → 162. 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 Marshan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Marshan Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Few in Marshan Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marshan Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 669 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). 2.0% of Marshan Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Marshan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Marshan Township is 49th of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 7 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Randolph AFB TX | 1,240 | $113K | 2.8% | 3.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 48 | Forest Park OK | 1,035 | $104K | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 49 | Marshan Township MN | 1,112 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 50 | Shoal Creek AL | 1,328 | $218K | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 51 | Boston Heights OH | 1,408 | $121K | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Marshan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Work next door: 21% of Marshan Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marshan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshan Township | – | A+ | B− | 33 min | $120,000 |
| Hastings | 21% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $93,998 |
| Vermillion Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 24 min | $126,118 |
| Ravenna Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $131,304 |
| Douglas Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Douglas Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hastings. Darker towns draw more of Marshan 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 Marshan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marshan Township?
$120,000 (±$23,082) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marshan Township?
1.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marshan Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marshan Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hastings (21%, 5 mi), St. Paul (10%, 24 mi), Minneapolis (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Marshan Township walkable?
Marshan Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marshan 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 Marshan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marshan 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.