Photo: Jatakuck · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in St. James Township
Commuters spend 15 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. St. James Township has 61 jobs, against 93 working residents. Home is the office for 12% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in St. James Township by day
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in St. James Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
19% of working residents work in St. James
Where St. James Township clocks in
19% 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.
80% of the jobs in St. James Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. James Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 61. 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. James Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From St. James Township, about 15 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. James Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from St. James Township
About 21% 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.
The towns next door employ 19% of St. James Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. James Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $99,167 |
| St. James | 19% | D | A− | 22 min | $60,242 |
| Long Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Butterfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Rosendale Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Nelson Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Long Lake Township, Butterfield Township, Rosendale Township and Nelson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. James. Darker towns draw more of St. James 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 St. James Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. James Township?
$99,167 (±$41,009) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. James Township?
1.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. James Township?
15 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. James Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. James (19%, 4 mi), Madelia (6%, 15 mi), Windom (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. James Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. James Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. James 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.