For more than half of its working residents, Skyline is a commute to Mankato
The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any work in Skyline itself; outside it, Mankato draws the most (53%, 4 miles). Employers in Skyline report 12 jobs for 138 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Skyline: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Skyline on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.09 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 Skyline ends
Where Skyline clocks in
53% 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.
The kinds of work in Skyline
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Skyline, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 12. 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 Skyline’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 16 minutes in Skyline
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Skyline workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 commuters (the 16% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Skyline
About 17% 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.
Work next door: 57% of Skyline’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Skyline workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline | – | — | — | 16 min | $71,875 |
| Mankato | 53% | B− | A− | 14 min | $66,873 |
| Mankato Township | 1% | B | C | 17 min | $113,269 |
| South Bend Township | 3% | B+ | C | 16 min | $87,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mankato. Darker towns draw more of Skyline’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 Skyline: questions
What is the median household income in Skyline?
$71,875 (±$27,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Skyline?
8.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Skyline?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Skyline work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Skyline 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 Skyline, from the people who make the trip.
More of Skyline
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.