Jobs and earnings in St. Martin, and the trip to work
7% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). Only 4% stay in St. Martin for work; outside it, St. Cloud is the main destination (14%, 24 miles). Working residents average 40 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of St. Martin on a workday
On a workday 153 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 237 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in St. Martin on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where St. Martin’s workers come from
Where St. Martin clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 58% of jobs based in St. Martin
244 jobs are based in St. Martin.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Martin, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 244. 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. Martin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long St. Martin spends getting to work: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Martin workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 158 commuters (the 7% 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 it is to work from St. Martin
About 18% 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.
St. Martin and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Martin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Martin | – | — | — | 40 min | $59,219 |
| St. Martin Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Zion Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Martin Township and Zion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Martin’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. Martin: questions
What is the median household income in St. Martin?
$59,219 (±$22,246) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Martin?
17.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Martin?
40 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Martin work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (14%, 24 mi), Cold Spring (8%, 12 mi), Richmond (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Martin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Martin, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Martin
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.