Most of Santiago Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 75 jobs in Santiago Township for 971 working residents. Jobs and income earn Santiago Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Santiago Township
Santiago Township is a place people come home to
There are 75 jobs based in Santiago Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Santiago Township has about 1,000 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Santiago Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 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 971 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Santiago Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Santiago Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Santiago Township’s grade up ($114,318, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Santiago Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
How a workday changes Santiago Township
On a workday 964 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Santiago Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Santiago Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Santiago Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 863 commuters (the 12% 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.
8% of working residents work in Becker
Where Santiago Township clocks in
8% 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.
What Santiago Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Santiago Township, 2014 → 2024: 61 → 75. 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 Santiago Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Santiago Township works
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.
Few in Santiago Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Santiago Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 979 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.8% of Santiago Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Santiago Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,234 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600, Santiago Township comes 843rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | <1% | A+ |
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| 48 | Stillwater Township MN | 1,831 | $162K | 3.4% | 3.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 74 | Baytown Township MN | 2,232 | $188K | 2.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 841 | North Yelm WA | 2,522 | $74K | 2.1% | 1.3% | <1% | A− |
| 842 | Cheswick PA | 1,594 | $75K | 6.8% | 8.9% | 2% | A− |
| 843 | Santiago Township MN | 1,929 | $114K | 4.5% | 2.9% | 1% | A− |
| 844 | Minden Township MN | 1,543 | $76K | 3.2% | 1.7% | 4% | A− |
| 845 | Tilden WI | 1,537 | $107K | 5.3% | 2.8% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Santiago Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Santiago Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Santiago Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Township | – | A− | D | 32 min | $114,318 |
| Becker Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Palmer Township | under 3% | A | C− | 33 min | $120,625 |
| Glendorado Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Blue Hill Township | under 3% | B | D | 32 min | $108,113 |
Same-state neighbors only. Becker Township: not graded. Glendorado Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Santiago 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 Santiago Township: questions
What is the median household income in Santiago Township?
$114,318 (±$12,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Santiago Township?
4.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Santiago Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Santiago Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Becker (8%, 9 mi), St. Cloud (7%, 16 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Santiago Township walkable?
Santiago Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Santiago Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Santiago Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Santiago 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.