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Jobs & commute in Sioux Agency Township

Most of Sioux Agency Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Sioux Agency Township has 16 jobs; 91 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Sioux Agency Township; the top destination outside it is Marshall (18%, 24 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Sioux Agency Township by day

On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.

90live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
15work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night240
Workday170
240live here− 90head out to work+ 15come in to work= 170on a workday

About 170 people are in Sioux Agency Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 map

Where Sioux Agency Township’s working residents head each day

Hanley FallsEcho: 2 residents work here (2%)Wood Lake: 2 residents work here (2%)Cottonwood: 6 residents work here (7%)Walnut GroveMinneota: 2 residents work here (2%)CanbyOlivia: 2 residents work here (2%)Granite Falls: 10 residents work here (11%)Montevideo: 2 residents work here (2%)Redwood Falls: 3 residents work here (3%)Marshall: 16 residents work here (18%)ChamberlainHawk Creek TownshipEcho TownshipFriendship TownshipSwedes Forest TownshipSioux Agency TownshipMinnesota Falls Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Wood Lake TownshipMarshallGranite FallsCottonwoodMinnesota Falls TownshipRedwood FallsEchoSioux Agency Township
1
Marshall23.7 mi away
18%16
2
Granite Falls10.3 mi away
11%10
3
Cottonwood13.1 mi away
7%6
5
Redwood Falls18.6 mi away
3%3
6
Echo4.4 mi away
2%2
7
Wood Lake5.5 mi away
2%2
8
Minneota28.3 mi away
2%2
9
Olivia22.4 mi away
2%2
10
Montevideo23.3 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%42
The top trips

Where Sioux Agency Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Jobs in Sioux Agency Township: what the 16 are

Jobs based in Sioux Agency TownshipJobs Sioux Agency Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms25%26%
Trade, transport & utilities56%21%
Services: health, schools, offices19%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less44%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%15%
Over $3,333 a month38%64%

Who does it

29 or younger31%22%
30 to 5450%49%
55 and older19%29%
+100%

Jobs based in Sioux Agency Township, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 16. 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 Sioux Agency Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Sioux Agency Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes

A year of commuting
158 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Sioux Agency Township21 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

of Sioux Agency Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Sioux Agency Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
7%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 104 commuters (the 3% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Sioux Agency Township

10 mi25 mi35 miMarshall: 18% · 23.7 miGranite Falls: 11% · 10.3 miCottonwood: 7% · 13.1 miMinnesota Falls Township: 4% · 7.9 miRedwood Falls: 3% · 18.6 miEcho: 2% · 4.4 miWood Lake: 2% · 5.5 miMinneota: 2% · 28.3 miOlivia: 2% · 22.4 miMontevideo: 2% · 23.3 miMarshall 18%Granite Falls 11%Cottonwood 7%Minnesota Falls Township 4%Redwood Falls 3%Sioux Agency Township
Sioux Agency TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi12 residents
45%10–24 mi41 residents
21%25–50 mi19 residents
21%Over 50 mi19 residents

About 21% 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.

Next door

Sioux Agency Township and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Minnesota Falls Township (4%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Minnesota Falls Township13 min
Hawk Creek Township17 min
Wood Lake Township19 min
Swedes Forest Township19 min
Sioux Agency Township21 min
Echo Township24 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownSioux Agency Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Sioux Agency Township–——21 min$92,083
Hawk Creek Townshipunder 3%——17 min—
Echo Townshipunder 3%——24 min—
Swedes Forest Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Wood Lake Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Minnesota Falls Township4%——13 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Hawk Creek Township, Echo Township, Swedes Forest Township, Wood Lake Township and Minnesota Falls Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Sioux Agency Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Sioux Agency Township: questions

What is the median household income in Sioux Agency Township?

$92,083 (±$11,282) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Sioux Agency Township?

3.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Sioux Agency Township?

21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Sioux Agency Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (18%, 24 mi), Granite Falls (11%, 10 mi), Cottonwood (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Sioux Agency 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 Sioux Agency Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Sioux Agency Township

Sioux Agency Township home →

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.