John and Martin Mower House and Arcola Mill Site · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in May Township are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 2.0% of residents; Minnesota has 9.3%. May Township grades A+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 4% stay in May Township for work; outside it, Minneapolis is the main destination (12%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in May Township, in a few figures
May Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 33 minutes). Time on the road ↓
May Township is a place people come home to
There are 212 jobs based in May Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday May Township has about 1,600 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
May Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside May Township is Minneapolis, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (150) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 four measures behind May Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, May Township is among the top U.S. towns, #14 of 273 in Minnesota. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, May Township stays A+.
About 36 minutes to work from May Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of May Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 820 commuters (the 24% 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.
A workday in May Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,203 residents head out to work, 44 work right here, and 168 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in May Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
The distance from May Township to work
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.
Where May Township goes to work
Where May Township clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in May Township: what the 212 are
212 jobs are based in May Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in May Township, 2013 → 2023: 103 → 212. 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 May Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around May Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, May Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #267 of 273 in Minnesota. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,073 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). 2.1% of May Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of May Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, May Township is 39th among 5,278 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Empire MN | 3,063 | $148K | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Bartonville TX | 1,937 | $149K | 4.3% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 38 | North Prairie WI | 2,193 | $153K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 39 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| 40 | Split Rock Township SD | 3,086 | $148K | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 41 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Stillwater Township MN | 1,831 | $162K | 3.4% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,278 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 May Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
May Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | May Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Township | – | A+ | D | 36 min | $137,321 |
| Hugo | under 3% | A+ | C | 27 min | $116,228 |
| Stillwater Township | under 3% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $161,563 |
| Marine on St. Croix | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Scandia | under 3% | A+ | C− | 33 min | $101,953 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marine on St. Croix: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of May 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 May Township: questions
What is the median household income in May Township?
$137,321 (±$14,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in May Township?
2.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from May Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in May Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (12%, 25 mi), St. Paul (11%, 20 mi), Stillwater (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is May Township walkable?
May Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around May Township without a car?
0% 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 May Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of May 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.