Photo: Frenchwv at English Wikipedia · Public domainMost of Partridge Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. 9 jobs are based in Partridge Township; 239 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Partridge Township itself; outside it, Sandstone draws the most (13%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Partridge Township and work: the main findings
Partridge Township is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Partridge Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Partridge Township has about 360 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
42% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Partridge Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 239 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Partridge Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 238 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Partridge 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Partridge Township
About 42% 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.
Partridge Township’s commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Partridge Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 236 commuters (the 19% 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.
The towns that employ Partridge Township’s residents
Where Partridge Township clocks in
13% of workers
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, not services: 56% of the jobs in Partridge Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Partridge Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 9. 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 Partridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Partridge Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Finlayson Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Partridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partridge Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $71,442 |
| Finlayson Township | 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Norman Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Fleming Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Sandstone Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Finlayson Township, Norman Township, Fleming Township and Sandstone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Partridge 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 Partridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Partridge Township?
$71,442 (±$12,524) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Partridge Township?
8.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Partridge Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Partridge Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sandstone (13%, 8 mi), Hinckley (8%, 16 mi), Finlayson (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Partridge Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Partridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Partridge 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.