Saratoga Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Saratoga Township report 38 jobs; 271 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Saratoga Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (44%, 24 miles). 27% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Saratoga Township apart on work
44% of Saratoga Township works in Rochester
118 working residents, 44%, have their main job in Rochester, 24 miles away. That’s 44 times as many as work in Saratoga Township itself. The commute map ↓
Saratoga Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Saratoga Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Saratoga Township has about 400 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Saratoga Township’s 21-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 24 to 30 minutes. Next door ↓
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 271 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Saratoga Township work
Where Saratoga Township clocks in
44% 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.
Saratoga Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 269 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Saratoga Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Saratoga Township makes things: 71% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Saratoga Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 38. 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 Saratoga Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Saratoga Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Saratoga Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 commuters (the 27% 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.
How many miles Saratoga Township commutes
About 17% 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.
The towns around Saratoga Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Saratoga Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $105,568 |
| Pilot Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| St. Charles Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Fremont Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Elmira Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pilot Mound Township, St. Charles Township, Fremont Township and Elmira Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Saratoga 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 Saratoga Township: questions
What is the median household income in Saratoga Township?
$105,568 (±$22,946) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Saratoga Township?
8.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Saratoga Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Saratoga Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (44%, 24 mi), St. Charles (13%, 6 mi), Winona (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Saratoga Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Saratoga Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Saratoga 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.