Oxford Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Measured by household income, Oxford Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. There are 49 jobs in Oxford Township, against 523 working residents. For jobs and income Oxford Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Oxford Township apart
Oxford Township is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Oxford Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oxford Township has about 550 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Oxford Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (29 to 33 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 523 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Oxford Township
The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (6.1%) is left out: Oxford 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, Oxford Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Oxford Township
On a workday 519 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Oxford Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
About 38 minutes to work from Oxford Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oxford Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 430 commuters (the 16% 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 people from Oxford Township work
Where Oxford Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 41% of jobs based in Oxford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oxford Township, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 49. 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 Oxford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Oxford 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.
For most of Oxford Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 3.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 512 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.5% of Oxford Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Oxford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400, Oxford Township ranks 101st of 3,133 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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| 6 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 21 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 99 | Dale Township IL | 1,232 | $133K | 3.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 100 | Montrose WI | 1,024 | $102K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| 101 | Oxford Township MN | 1,019 | $119K | 2.9% | 6.1% | 1% | A |
| 102 | Jefferson Township SD | 1,207 | $196K | 2.0% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| 103 | Eden WI | 1,062 | $110K | 1.6% | 0.3% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | 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 Oxford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Oxford Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oxford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Township | – | A | D | 38 min | $119,423 |
| Linwood Township | under 2% | A− | D | 33 min | $115,972 |
| North Branch Township | under 2% | B | C− | 30 min | $101,630 |
| Athens Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 31 min | $87,917 |
| Stacy | under 2% | A | B− | 29 min | $98,464 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oxford 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 Oxford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oxford Township?
$119,423 (±$20,255) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oxford Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oxford Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oxford Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (7%, 34 mi), Cambridge (7%, 12 mi), St. Paul (7%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oxford Township walkable?
Oxford Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oxford Township without a car?
1% 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 Oxford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oxford 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.