Most of St. Joseph Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. Employers in St. Joseph Township report 5 jobs for 14 working residents. Hardly any work in St. Joseph Township itself; outside it, Lancaster draws the most (21%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of St. Joseph Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 23 people are in St. Joseph Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 St. Joseph Township’s working residents head each day
Where St. Joseph Township clocks in
21% of workers
14% 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.
Jobs in St. Joseph Township: what the 5 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 St. Joseph Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in St. Joseph Township
of St. Joseph Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 commuters (the 0% 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 St. Joseph Township
About 29% 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.
How St. Joseph Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Joseph Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Township | – | — | — | — | $75,750 |
| Poppleton Township | under 8% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Richardville Township | under 8% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Poppleton Township and Richardville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. Joseph Township?
$75,750 (±$7,671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Joseph Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in St. Joseph Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (21%, 6 mi), Argyle (14%, 42 mi), Hallock (14%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around St. Joseph Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Joseph Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Joseph 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.