Charles Chapman House · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0South Bend Township draws 1,354 commuters a day, with 1.8 jobs for every working resident
6% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. Employers in South Bend Township report 1,395 jobs for 778 working residents. For jobs and income South Bend Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from South Bend Township, in brief
South Bend Township and Mankato trade workers both ways
Mankato is the top workplace for South Bend Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in South Bend Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
South Bend Township is where the jobs are
South Bend Township has 1,395 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,200 people are in town, 40% more than the 1,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most South Bend Township residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 778 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for South Bend Township
The poverty rate is its strongest input (5.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.6%) is left out: South Bend Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, South Bend Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Where South Bend Township’s workers come from
Where South Bend Township clocks in
35% of workers
5% 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 daily flow of workers through South Bend Township
On a workday 737 residents head out to work and 41 work right here.
About 2,200 people are in South Bend Township on a workday afternoon, 40% more 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.
How far South Bend Township’s workers travel
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.
Goods jobs make up 50% of work in South Bend Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Bend Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,008 → 1,395. 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 South Bend Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 16 minutes from South Bend Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Bend Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 651 commuters (the 6% 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.
South Bend Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 689 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.6% of South Bend Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of South Bend Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
South Bend Township is 984th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 30 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 982 | Springfield Township IN | 1,192 | $96K | 3.7% | 8.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 983 | Ida Township MN | 1,432 | $103K | 2.7% | 4.4% | 1% | B+ |
| 984 | South Bend Township MN | 1,550 | $88K | 5.3% | 3.6% | 5% | B+ |
| 985 | Youngstown NY | 1,822 | $81K | 5.3% | 4.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 986 | Claremont NC | 1,790 | $67K | 7.0% | 1.2% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of South Bend Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
37% of South Bend Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Mankato (35%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Bend Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend Township | – | B+ | C | 16 min | $87,500 |
| Belgrade Township | under 2% | A | D | 18 min | $135,000 |
| Mankato Township | under 2% | B | C | 17 min | $113,269 |
| Skyline | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Mankato | 35% | B− | A− | 14 min | $66,873 |
| Judson Township | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Rapidan Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 27 min | $91,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Skyline and Judson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Bend 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 South Bend Township: questions
What is the median household income in South Bend Township?
$87,500 (±$20,019) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Bend Township?
5.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Bend Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Bend Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (35%, 6 mi), North Mankato (13%, 4 mi), New Ulm (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is South Bend Township walkable?
South Bend Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Bend 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 South Bend Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Bend 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.