Earning a living in Sandnes Township
Home is the office for 3% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Only 1% work in Sandnes Township; the top destination outside it is Marshall (19%, 16 miles). Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Sandnes Township
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Sandnes Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Sandnes Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sandnes Township clocks in
19% of workers
13% of workers
8% 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.
81% of the jobs in Sandnes Township pay over $3,333 a month
77 jobs are based in Sandnes Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandnes Township, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 77. 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 Sandnes Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Sandnes Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandnes Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 commuters (the 3% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Sandnes Township
About 19% 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.
Next door to Sandnes Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sandnes Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandnes Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $107,708 |
| Wood Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lucas Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Normania Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Hazel Run Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wood Lake Township, Lucas Township, Normania Township and Hazel Run Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sandnes 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 Sandnes Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sandnes Township?
$107,708 (±$7,459) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandnes Township?
0.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandnes Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandnes Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (19%, 16 mi), Granite Falls (13%, 12 mi), Cottonwood (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sandnes Township without a car?
0% 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 Sandnes Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandnes 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.