Most of St. Marys Point commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in St. Marys Point; the top destination outside it is St. Paul (13%, 17 miles). Employers in St. Marys Point report 10 jobs; 177 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 27 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
St. Marys Point quiets down on a workday
On a workday 177 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in St. Marys Point on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
The towns that employ St. Marys Point’s residents
Where St. Marys Point clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
St. Marys Point makes things: 30% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Marys Point, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 10. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs St. Marys Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes to work from St. Marys Point
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Marys Point workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 175 commuters (the 19% 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.
The commute from St. Marys Point, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to St. Marys Point
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Marys Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys Point | – | — | — | 27 min | $113,750 |
| Afton | under 3% | A | C | 28 min | $133,305 |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | under 3% | A− | B+ | 23 min | $102,159 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Marys Point’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. Marys Point: questions
What is the median household income in St. Marys Point?
$113,750 (±$32,799) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Marys Point?
10.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Marys Point?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Marys Point work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Paul (13%, 17 mi), Minneapolis (8%, 25 mi), Hudson (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around St. Marys Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Marys Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Marys Point
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.