St. Mary Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any stay in St. Mary Township for work; outside it, Waseca is the main destination (25%, 5 miles). Employers in St. Mary Township report 58 jobs; 189 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 20 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
St. Mary Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 189 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in St. Mary Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where St. Mary Township goes to work
Where St. Mary Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
69% of the jobs in St. Mary Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Mary Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 58. 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. Mary Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from St. Mary Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Mary Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 234 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.
How many miles St. Mary Township commutes
About 24% 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. Mary Township and its neighbors: 27% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Mary Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $98,125 |
| Waseca | 25% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $64,074 |
| Iosco Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Alton Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Wilton Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Woodville Township | 2% | B− | C− | 20 min | $81,042 |
Same-state neighbors only. Iosco Township, Alton Township and Wilton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Waseca. Darker towns draw more of St. Mary 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. Mary Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. Mary Township?
$98,125 (±$21,111) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Mary Township?
3.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Mary Township?
20 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. Mary Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waseca (25%, 5 mi), Owatonna (13%, 18 mi), Mankato (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Mary Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Mary Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Mary 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.