Mudbaden Sulphur Springs Company · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Sand Creek Township have higher incomes than those in 78% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 4.2% of residents, against 9.3% across Minnesota. The two grades for Sand Creek Township are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 3% stay in Sand Creek Township for work; outside it, Shakopee is the main destination (11%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sand Creek Township apart
Sand Creek Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Sand Creek Township went from 352 in 2014 to 496 in 2024, +41%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Sand Creek Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 22% of Sand Creek Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Sand Creek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 814 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Sand Creek Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Sand Creek Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Sand Creek Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.3%) is left out: Sand Creek 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, Sand Creek Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
65% of the jobs in Sand Creek Township pay over $3,333 a month
496 jobs are based in Sand Creek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sand Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 352 → 496. 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 Sand Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Sand Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sand Creek Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 542 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.
Sand Creek Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 787 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 469 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Sand Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
The places Sand Creek Township commutes to
Where Sand Creek Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 far Sand Creek Township’s workers travel
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 Sand Creek Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sand Creek Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Sand Creek Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 671 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). 2.6% of Sand Creek Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sand Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Sand Creek Township ranks: 244th of 5,397 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 242 | South Floral Park NY | 1,773 | $119K | 9.5% | 1.7% | <1% | A |
| 243 | Sullivan's Island SC | 1,961 | $193K | 8.8% | 1.5% | 9% | A |
| 244 | Sand Creek Township MN | 1,506 | $101K | 4.2% | 1.3% | 3% | A |
| 245 | Jefferson Township IN | 1,541 | $122K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 6% | A |
| 246 | Bridgewater Township MN | 1,836 | $121K | 4.5% | 2.9% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,397 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Sand Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Around Sand Creek Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Jordan (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sand Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Creek Township | – | A | C+ | 28 min | $101,023 |
| Jordan | 6% | A | B | 32 min | $110,057 |
| San Francisco Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Helena Township | under 4% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $156,000 |
| Louisville Township | under 4% | A+ | C− | 24 min | $143,125 |
| Spring Lake Township | under 4% | A+ | C− | 26 min | $146,953 |
| St. Lawrence Township | under 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. San Francisco Township and St. Lawrence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sand Creek 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 Sand Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sand Creek Township?
$101,023 (±$12,536) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sand Creek Township?
4.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sand Creek Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sand Creek Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shakopee (11%, 9 mi), Minneapolis (7%, 26 mi), Jordan (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Sand Creek Township walkable?
Sand Creek Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sand Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sand Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sand Creek 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.