With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Skandia Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Skandia Township for work; outside it, Slayton is the main destination (12%, 12 miles). 16 jobs are based in Skandia Township for 52 working residents. The average commute takes 32 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Skandia Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Skandia 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.
Commuting out of Skandia Township: the destinations
Where Skandia Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
50% of the jobs in Skandia Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Skandia Township, 2013 → 2023: 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Skandia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Skandia Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Skandia Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 13% 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 Skandia Township, by distance
About 40% 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.
The towns around Skandia Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Skandia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skandia Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $83,438 |
| Ellsborough Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Lowville Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lake Sarah Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ellsborough Township, Lowville Township and Lake Sarah Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Skandia 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 Skandia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Skandia Township?
$83,438 (±$11,230) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Skandia Township?
16.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Skandia Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Skandia Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Slayton (12%, 12 mi), Marshall (10%, 21 mi), Sioux Falls (10%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Skandia Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Skandia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Skandia 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.