Sciota Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
28% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. There are 54 jobs in Sciota Township; 193 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Sciota Township itself; outside it, Northfield draws the most (35%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Sciota Township
On a workday 193 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Sciota Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where Sciota Township goes to work
Where Sciota Township clocks in
6% 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.
Sciota Township makes things: 67% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sciota Township, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 54. 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 Sciota Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sciota Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sciota Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 193 commuters (the 29% 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.
The commute from Sciota Township, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Sciota Township
The biggest share goes to Waterford Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sciota Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sciota Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $113,750 |
| Waterford Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Randolph Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Stanton Township | under 2% | A | B | 25 min | $129,539 |
| Castle Rock Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $132,917 |
| Northfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waterford Township, Randolph Township and Northfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sciota 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 Sciota Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sciota Township?
$113,750 (±$17,521) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sciota Township?
6.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sciota Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sciota Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Northfield (35%, 7 mi), Minneapolis (6%, 33 mi), Lakeville (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sciota Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sciota Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sciota 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.