Most of Sargeant commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 15 jobs in Sargeant, and 33 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Sargeant itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (27%, 22 miles). Home is the office for 10% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sargeant quiets down on a workday
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48 people are in Sargeant on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The towns that employ Sargeant’s residents
Where Sargeant clocks in
27% of workers
12% 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.
Jobs in Sargeant: what the 15 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sargeant, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 15. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Sargeant: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sargeant workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 commuters (the 11% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sargeant
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
The biggest share goes to Sargeant Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sargeant workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sargeant | – | — | — | 39 min | $71,250 |
| Sargeant Township | 6% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sargeant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sargeant’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: questions
What is the median household income in Sargeant?
$71,250 (±$46,318) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sargeant?
10.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sargeant?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sargeant work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (27%, 22 mi), Owatonna (12%, 29 mi), Austin (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sargeant 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 Sargeant, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sargeant
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.