Sharon Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
53 jobs are based in Sharon Township for 330 working residents. Hardly any stay in Sharon Township for work; outside it, New Prague is the main destination (9%, 15 miles). Home is the office for 10% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Sharon Township
Sharon Township is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Sharon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sharon Township has about 380 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Sharon Township’s 22-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 27 to 38 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 330 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Sharon Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 330 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Sharon Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Sharon Township to work: where people go
Where Sharon 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.
Jobs in Sharon Township: what the 53 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sharon Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 53. 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 Sharon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sharon Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sharon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 293 commuters (the 10% 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 Sharon Township’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
Sharon Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sharon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $104,500 |
| Tyrone Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Ottawa Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lexington Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Cleveland Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tyrone Township, Ottawa Township, Lexington Township and Cleveland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sharon 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 Sharon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sharon Township?
$104,500 (±$18,337) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sharon Township?
7.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sharon Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sharon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Prague (9%, 15 mi), Le Sueur (6%, 6 mi), Shakopee (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sharon 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 Sharon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sharon 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.