H. G. Leathers House · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0St. Francis has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income St. Francis is better than 87% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (C). St. Francis has 1,330 jobs for 4,394 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from St. Francis, in brief
St. Francis workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside St. Francis
69% of St. Francis residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in St. Francis pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
St. Francis’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside St. Francis is Minneapolis, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (385) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
St. Francis is a place people come home to
There are 1,330 jobs based in St. Francis, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday St. Francis has about 5,600 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in St. Francis pay little
28% of the jobs based in St. Francis pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
Why St. Francis gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Household income is its strongest input ($111,198, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, St. Francis could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Getting to work from St. Francis takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Francis workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,966 commuters (the 12% 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.
What St. Francis’ employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Francis, 2013 → 2023: 1,321 → 1,330. 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 St. Francis’s own residents hold wherever they work.
St. Francis’ commute, mile by mile
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.
Who works in St. Francis, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 4,119 residents head out to work, 275 work right here, and 1,055 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in St. Francis on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
9% of working residents work in Minneapolis
Where St. Francis clocks in
9% 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.
In St. Francis, most people drive to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,496 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.6% of St. Francis households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of St. Francis’ commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, St. Francis is 557th of 2,980 U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Albertville MN | 8,544 | $133K | 1.1% | 0.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 19 | Mendota Heights MN | 11,475 | $133K | 2.8% | 1.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Dayton MN | 11,402 | $149K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 555 | Worth Township IL | 8,856 | $117K | 5.7% | 2.6% | 5% | A |
| 556 | New Prague MN | 8,238 | $95K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 17% | A |
| 557 | St. Francis MN | 8,635 | $111K | 7.1% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| 558 | Dobbs Ferry NY | 11,645 | $165K | 6.6% | 5.0% | 10% | A |
| 559 | Greenbrier TN | 7,170 | $85K | 6.0% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,980 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 St. Francis, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns around St. Francis
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Francis workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis | – | A | C | 32 min | $111,198 |
| Athens Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 31 min | $87,917 |
| Stanford Township | under 3% | A− | D | 30 min | $104,107 |
| Oak Grove | under 3% | A | D | 37 min | $117,696 |
| Bethel | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Nowthen | under 3% | A | B | 27 min | $160,417 |
| East Bethel | under 3% | A | C− | 32 min | $110,000 |
| Livonia Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 38 min | $137,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bethel: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Francis’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 St. Francis: questions
What is the median household income in St. Francis?
$111,198 (±$11,407) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Francis?
7.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Francis?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Francis work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (9%, 30 mi), Anoka (6%, 12 mi), Coon Rapids (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is St. Francis walkable?
St. Francis is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around St. Francis without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Francis, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Francis
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.