Bridge No. 6679 · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and the daily commute in Sheldon Township
Home is the office for 10% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Sheldon Township for work; outside it, Houston is the main destination (22%, 3 miles). The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Sheldon Township
On a workday 133 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Sheldon Township on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Sheldon Township ends
Where Sheldon Township clocks in
18% of workers
13% 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Sheldon Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sheldon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 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.
Sheldon Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
Around Sheldon Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sheldon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $109,531 |
| Caledonia Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Houston Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Yucatan Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Mound Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Caledonia Township, Houston Township, Yucatan Township, Union Township and Mound Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sheldon 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 Sheldon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sheldon Township?
$109,531 (±$32,073) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sheldon Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sheldon Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sheldon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (22%, 3 mi), Winona (18%, 24 mi), La Crosse (13%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sheldon Township without a car?
0% 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 Sheldon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sheldon 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.