Sauk Rapids Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Working from home is the commute for 11% of workers (Minnesota 18%). There are 44 jobs in Sauk Rapids Township, and 210 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Sauk Rapids Township itself; outside it, St. Cloud draws the most (39%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Sauk Rapids Township stands out on work
Much of Sauk Rapids Township works one town over
57% of working residents work in a town that borders Sauk Rapids Township: St. Cloud (39%), Sartell (10%) and Sauk Rapids (5%). Next door ↓
Sauk Rapids Township is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Sauk Rapids Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sauk Rapids Township has about 350 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Sauk Rapids Township residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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 210 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Sauk Rapids Township
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Sauk Rapids Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 commute from Sauk Rapids Township, by distance
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where Sauk Rapids Township goes to work
Where Sauk Rapids Township clocks in
39% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
In Sauk Rapids Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sauk Rapids Township, 2014 → 2024: 55 → 44. 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 Sauk Rapids Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sauk Rapids Township’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sauk Rapids Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 219 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.
Work next door: 57% of Sauk Rapids Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sauk Rapids Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Rapids Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $95,250 |
| Sauk Rapids | 5% | B | B+ | 19 min | $71,841 |
| Sartell | 10% | A− | C+ | 19 min | $84,131 |
| Minden Township | 3% | A− | C− | 22 min | $76,250 |
| St. Cloud | 39% | C | A | 20 min | $61,374 |
| Watab Township | under 2% | A− | D | 23 min | $99,018 |
| Le Sauk Township | under 2% | A− | C | 22 min | $94,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Cloud. Darker towns draw more of Sauk Rapids 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 Sauk Rapids Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sauk Rapids Township?
$95,250 (±$20,815) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sauk Rapids Township?
4.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sauk Rapids Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sauk Rapids Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (39%, 7 mi), Sartell (10%, 3 mi), Sauk Rapids (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sauk Rapids Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sauk Rapids Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sauk Rapids 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.