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Jobs & commute in St. Johns Township

Work means Willmar for more than half of St. Johns Township’s working residents

The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 9% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Hardly any work in St. Johns Township; the top destination outside it is Willmar (54%, 7 miles).

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

23 jobs based here
Household income
$75K
median · Minnesota $89K
Poverty
3.9%
Minnesota 9.3%
Unemployment
2.0%
Minnesota 4.1% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
18 min
Minnesota 23 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 189 working residents
Work from home
9%
Minnesota 18% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

St. Johns Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 189 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.

189live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
23work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night420
Workday250
420live here− 190head out to work+ 23come in to work= 250on a workday

About 250 people are in St. Johns Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.12 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.

The commute map

Commuting out of St. Johns Township: the destinations

SunburgPennockAtwaterNew London: 2 residents work here (1%)Spicer: 5 residents work here (3%)Clara City: 3 residents work here (2%)Benson: 2 residents work here (1%)Lake CityLitchfieldSartellMarshall: 3 residents work here (2%)Willmar: 102 residents work here (54%)SavageWinonaDuluth: 3 residents work here (2%)St. Paul: 3 residents work here (2%)Lake Andrew TownshipDovre Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Mamre TownshipWoods TownshipSt. Johns TownshipWillmar Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Edwards TownshipWillmarSpicerWillmar TownshipDovre TownshipClara CityMarshallSt. Johns Township
1
Willmar6.9 mi away
54%102
2
Spicer15.7 mi away
3%5
3
Willmar Township5.6 mi away
3%5
4
Dovre Township9.2 mi away
2%4
5
Clara City12.8 mi away
2%3
6
Marshall53.4 mi away
2%3
7
Duluth187.3 mi away
2%3
8
St. Paul102.8 mi away
2%3
9
New London18.3 mi away
1%2
10
Benson24.9 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%57
The top trips

Where St. Johns Township clocks in

54% of workers
6.9 mi awayWillmar102 St. Johns Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3%Spicer
3% of workers
15.7 mi awaySpicer5 St. Johns Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3% of workers
5.6 mi awayWillmar Township5 St. Johns Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Factories, building and farms: 57% of the jobs in St. Johns Township

23 jobs are based in St. Johns Township.

Jobs based in St. Johns TownshipJobs St. Johns Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms57%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices43%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less26%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%21%
Over $3,333 a month43%62%

Who does it

29 or younger39%26%
30 to 5439%44%
55 and older22%30%
−21%

Jobs based in St. Johns Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 23. 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. Johns Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota

A year of commuting
141 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

St. Johns Township18 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

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

About 1 in 10
How St. Johns Township gets to work
78%Drive alone
10%Carpool
12%Walk

Share of the 135 commuters (the 9% 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

Short hops and long hauls from St. Johns Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWillmar: 54% · 6.9 miSpicer: 3% · 15.7 miWillmar Township: 3% · 5.6 miDovre Township: 2% · 9.2 miClara City: 2% · 12.8 miMarshall: 2% · 53.4 miDuluth: 2% · 187.3 miSt. Paul: 2% · 102.8 miNew London: 1% · 18.3 miBenson: 1% · 24.9 miWillmar 54%Spicer 3%Willmar Township 3%Dovre Township 2%Clara City 2%St. Johns Township
St. Johns TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
54%Under 10 mi102 residents
17%10–24 mi32 residents
3%25–50 mi6 residents
26%Over 50 mi49 residents

About 26% 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

The towns next door employ 57% of St. Johns Township

Willmar: 54% of workers work hereMamre Township: few work herePennock: few work hereWillmar Township: 3% of workers work hereEdwards Township: few work hereWoods Township: few work hereWillmarMamre TownshipPennockWillmar TownshipEdwards TownshipWoods TownshipSt. Johns Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Willmar13 min
Willmar Township14 min
Mamre Township17 min
St. Johns Township18 min
Pennock20 min
Edwards Township20 min
Woods Township24 min
Willmar54% of St. Johns Township works hereMamre Townshipunder 2% of St. Johns TownshipPennockunder 2% of St. Johns TownshipWillmar Township3% of St. Johns Township works hereEdwards Townshipunder 2% of St. Johns TownshipWoods Townshipunder 2% of St. Johns Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownSt. Johns Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
St. Johns Township–——18 min$75,000
Willmar54%CB+13 min$62,280
Mamre Townshipunder 2%——17 min—
Pennockunder 2%——20 min—
Willmar Township3%——14 min—
Edwards Townshipunder 2%——20 min—
Woods Townshipunder 2%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Mamre Township, Pennock, Willmar Township, Edwards Township and Woods Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Willmar. Darker towns draw more of St. Johns 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 St. Johns Township: questions

What is the median household income in St. Johns Township?

$75,000 (±$29,706) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in St. Johns Township?

3.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from St. Johns Township?

18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in St. Johns Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around St. Johns Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from St. Johns Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of St. Johns Township

St. Johns Township home →
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HandbookGetting around St. Johns TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in MNShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.