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Jobs & commute in Sodus Township

Sodus Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Sodus Township report 14 jobs; 114 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Sodus Township for work; outside it, Marshall is the main destination (42%, 8 miles). 10% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Sodus Township by day

On a workday 114 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

114live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday160
260live here− 110head out to work+ 14come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Sodus Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Sodus Township ends

Garvin: 2 residents work here (2%)Ghent: 2 residents work here (2%)Wood LakeRussell: 3 residents work here (3%)CottonwoodBalaton: 4 residents work here (4%)Clara CityTyler: 9 residents work here (8%)CanbyTracy: 8 residents work here (7%)St. JamesRedwood Falls: 2 residents work here (2%)Marshall: 48 residents work here (42%)Willmar: 2 residents work here (2%)FairmontMinneapolis: 3 residents work here (3%)Lyons TownshipIsland Lake TownshipLake Marshall TownshipSodus TownshipAmiret TownshipCuster TownshipMarshallTylerTracyBalatonRussellMinneapolisSodus Township
1
Marshall8.4 mi away
42%48
2
Tyler18.1 mi away
8%9
3
Tracy9.8 mi away
7%8
4
Balaton8 mi away
4%4
5
Russell8.3 mi away
3%3
6
Minneapolis130.9 mi away
3%3
7
Garvin8 mi away
2%2
8
Ghent14 mi away
2%2
9
Redwood Falls36.6 mi away
2%2
10
Willmar65.2 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%31
The top trips

Where Sodus 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

Sodus Township is a services town

Jobs based in Sodus TownshipJobs Sodus Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms14%24%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices86%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month7%29%
Over $3,333 a month93%54%

Who does it

29 or younger36%25%
30 to 5450%50%
55 and older14%25%
+133%

Jobs based in Sodus Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 14. 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 Sodus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 25 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota

A year of commuting
193 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Sodus Township25 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

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

About 1 in 10
How Sodus Township gets to work
85%Drive alone
9%Carpool
2%Walk
3%Other

Share of the 89 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sodus Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMarshall: 42% · 8.4 miTyler: 8% · 18.1 miTracy: 7% · 9.8 miBalaton: 4% · 8 miRussell: 3% · 8.3 miMinneapolis: 3% · 130.9 miGarvin: 2% · 8 miGhent: 2% · 14 miRedwood Falls: 2% · 36.6 miWillmar: 2% · 65.2 miMarshall 42%Tyler 8%Tracy 7%Balaton 4%Russell 3%Sodus Township
Sodus TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
39%Under 10 mi45 residents
34%10–24 mi39 residents
7%25–50 mi8 residents
19%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 19% 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.

Next door

Around Sodus Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lake Marshall Township13 min
Amiret Township19 min
Lyons Township22 min
Custer Township24 min
Sodus Township25 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownSodus Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Sodus Township–——25 min$91,250
Lake Marshall Townshipunder 2%——13 min—
Amiret Townshipunder 2%——19 min—
Custer Townshipunder 2%——24 min—
Lyons Townshipunder 2%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Lake Marshall Township, Amiret Township, Custer Township and Lyons Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Sodus 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Sodus Township: questions

What is the median household income in Sodus Township?

$91,250 (±$32,496) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Sodus Township?

0.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Sodus 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 Sodus Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (42%, 8 mi), Tyler (8%, 18 mi), Tracy (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Sodus Township

Sodus Township home →

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.