Most of North Star Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Employers in North Star Township report 29 jobs, against 133 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 12% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in North Star Township by day
On a workday 132 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in North Star Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
31% of working residents work in Springfield
Where North Star Township clocks in
8% 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 jobs make up 38% of work in North Star Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Star Township, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 29. 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 North Star Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way for North Star Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Star Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where in the region North Star Township works
About 23% 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.
Next door is work for 31% of North Star Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Star Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Star Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $96,094 |
| Springfield | 31% | C− | A | 20 min | $59,434 |
| Stately Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Sundown Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Burnstown Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Charlestown Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stately Township, Sundown Township, Burnstown Township and Charlestown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Springfield. Darker towns draw more of North Star 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 North Star Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Star Township?
$96,094 (±$19,817) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Star Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Star Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Star Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (31%, 4 mi), New Ulm (8%, 30 mi), Sleepy Eye (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Star Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Star Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Star 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.