Sargeant Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
27 jobs are based in Sargeant Township, against 133 working residents. Hardly any stay in Sargeant Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (32%, 20 miles). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Sargeant Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 132 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Sargeant Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Out of Sargeant Township to work: where people go
Where Sargeant Township clocks in
32% of workers
17% 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.
74% of the jobs in Sargeant Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sargeant Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 27. 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 Sargeant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sargeant Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sargeant Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 144 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.
How far it is to work from Sargeant Township
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 Sargeant Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sargeant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sargeant Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $114,464 |
| Sargeant | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Dexter Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Waltham Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sargeant, Pleasant Valley Township, Dexter Township and Waltham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sargeant 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 Sargeant Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sargeant Township?
$114,464 (±$9,839) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sargeant Township?
4.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sargeant Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sargeant Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (32%, 20 mi), Austin (17%, 15 mi), Hayfield (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sargeant Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sargeant Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sargeant 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.