For about two in three of its working residents, Salem Township is a commute to Rochester
Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Salem Township are A for jobs and income and C for walkability. 26% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Salem Township stands out on work
More than half of Salem Township works in Rochester
347 working residents, 65%, have their main job in Rochester, 7.2 miles away. That’s 65 times as many as work in Salem Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Salem Township residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Salem Township is a place people come home to
There are 129 jobs based in Salem Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Salem Township has about 660 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 530 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Salem Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Salem Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 52% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Salem 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, Salem Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Where the trip to work from Salem Township ends
Where Salem Township clocks in
65% of workers
4% 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.
How many miles Salem Township commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In and out of Salem Township on a workday
On a workday 527 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Salem Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.24 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 2024, primary jobs.
Salem Township makes things: 44% of its jobs are in goods
129 jobs are based in Salem Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salem Township, 2014 → 2024: 69 → 129. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Salem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Salem Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salem Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 321 commuters (the 26% 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 commute in Salem Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Salem Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 432 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). 1.2% of Salem Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Salem Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Salem Township is 152nd among 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | 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% | 2% | 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% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 150 | Lakeside City TX | 1,307 | $114K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1% | A |
| 151 | Rock Creek AL | 1,103 | $84K | 2.5% | 2.8% | <1% | A |
| 152 | Salem Township MN | 1,058 | $102K | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1% | A |
| 153 | Albany Township MN | 1,020 | $128K | 1.8% | 15.2% | 3% | A |
| 154 | Laona Township IL | 1,265 | $110K | 0.0% | 23.4% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Salem Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns around Salem Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | – | A | C | 19 min | $102,143 |
| Kalmar Township | under 1% | A | D | 22 min | $160,764 |
| Rochester Township | under 1% | A | C− | 54 min | $246,050 |
| Canisteo Township | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Rock Dell Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Canisteo Township and Rock Dell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salem 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 2024, 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 Salem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salem Township?
$102,143 (±$31,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salem Township?
1.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salem Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salem Township work?
1% work in town.
Is Salem Township walkable?
Salem Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Salem Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salem Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.