Most of South Branch Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in South Branch Township itself; outside it, St. James draws the most (17%, 7 miles). 14 jobs are based in South Branch Township for 116 working residents. 5% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of South Branch Township
On a workday 116 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in South Branch Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where South Branch Township’s working residents head each day
Where South Branch Township clocks in
17% of workers
6% 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.
86% of the jobs in South Branch Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Branch Township, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Branch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from South Branch Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Branch Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 5% 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 South Branch Township
About 25% 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 to South Branch Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Branch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Branch Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $82,308 |
| Rosendale Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Antrim Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Long Lake Township | 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosendale Township, Antrim Township and Long Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Long Lake Township. Darker towns draw more of South Branch 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in South Branch Township: questions
What is the median household income in South Branch Township?
$82,308 (±$14,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Branch Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Branch Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Branch Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. James (17%, 7 mi), Mankato (6%, 35 mi), Long Lake Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around South Branch Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Branch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Branch Township
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.