With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Sandstone Township works elsewhere
9% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). There are 28 jobs in Sandstone Township for 279 working residents. Hardly any stay in Sandstone Township for work; outside it, Hinckley is the main destination (16%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Sandstone Township: the gist
Sandstone Township is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Sandstone Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sandstone Township has about 580 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sandstone Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% 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 ↓
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 279 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Sandstone Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Sandstone Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
About 36 minutes each way for Sandstone Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandstone Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 253 commuters (the 9% 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 distance from Sandstone Township to work
About 36% 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.
Commuting out of Sandstone Township: the destinations
Where Sandstone Township clocks in
16% 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.
75% of the jobs in Sandstone Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandstone Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 28. 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 Sandstone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sandstone Township and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Sandstone (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sandstone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $69,531 |
| Sandstone | 10% | D− | A− | 24 min | $51,875 |
| Danforth Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Finlayson Township | 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Dell Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Arlone Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Partridge Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Barry Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Danforth Township, Finlayson Township, Dell Grove Township, Arlone Township, Partridge Township and Barry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sandstone 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 Sandstone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sandstone Township?
$69,531 (±$23,472) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandstone Township?
8.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandstone Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandstone Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hinckley (16%, 9 mi), Sandstone (10%, 4 mi), Pine City (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sandstone Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sandstone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandstone 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.