San Francisco Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 25 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. 91 jobs are based in San Francisco Township; 480 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in San Francisco Township for work; outside it, Minneapolis is the main destination (10%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in San Francisco Township
San Francisco Township is a place people come home to
There are 91 jobs based in San Francisco Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday San Francisco Township has about 470 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
San Francisco Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside San Francisco Township is Minneapolis, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (49) 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; with 480 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in San Francisco Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 477 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in San Francisco Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
How far San Francisco Township’s workers travel
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.
Out of San Francisco Township to work: where people go
Where San Francisco Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
San Francisco Township works in goods: 48% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Francisco Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 91. 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 San Francisco Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from San Francisco Township takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of San Francisco Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 335 commuters (the 23% 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 around San Francisco Township
The biggest share goes to Carver (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Francisco Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $145,074 |
| St. Lawrence Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Sand Creek Township | under 4% | A | C+ | 28 min | $101,023 |
| Belle Plaine | under 4% | A− | B− | 26 min | $99,315 |
| Louisville Township | under 4% | A+ | C− | 24 min | $143,125 |
| Dahlgren Township | under 4% | A− | B | 22 min | $85,000 |
| Faxon Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Carver | 4% | A | C | 31 min | $147,697 |
| Hancock Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Lawrence Township, Faxon Township and Hancock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of San Francisco 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 San Francisco Township: questions
What is the median household income in San Francisco Township?
$145,074 (±$23,494) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Francisco Township?
5.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from San Francisco Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in San Francisco Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (10%, 28 mi), Chaska (10%, 10 mi), Eden Prairie (10%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around San Francisco Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from San Francisco Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Francisco 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.