Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Most of Stanchfield Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
145 jobs are based in Stanchfield Township, against 549 working residents. Stanchfield Township grades B for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 1% stay in Stanchfield Township for work; outside it, Cambridge is the main destination (16%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Stanchfield Township in brief
Stanchfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 145 jobs based in Stanchfield Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stanchfield Township has about 790 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Stanchfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 549 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Stanchfield Township
On income, poverty and job access, Stanchfield Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Stanchfield Township’s grade up ($87,917, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (8.5%) is left out: Stanchfield Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Stanchfield Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Stanchfield Township
On a workday 543 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 139 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Stanchfield Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The trip to work from Stanchfield Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stanchfield Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 436 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.
The towns that employ Stanchfield Township’s residents
Where Stanchfield Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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: 40% of jobs based in Stanchfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stanchfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 178 → 145. 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 Stanchfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Stanchfield Township works
About 20% 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.
Stanchfield Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stanchfield Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 493 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of Stanchfield Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Stanchfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600, Stanchfield Township ranks 1,187th of 4,312 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,185 | Quarry Township IL | 1,158 | $74K | 5.6% | 3.5% | 11% | B |
| 1,186 | Keene NY | 1,121 | $94K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 11% | B |
| 1,187 | Stanchfield Township MN | 1,198 | $88K | 7.5% | 8.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,188 | Lewiston WI | 1,244 | $91K | 9.6% | 1.8% | 2% | B |
| 1,189 | Crimora VA | 1,252 | $83K | 9.0% | 0.0% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Stanchfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Around Stanchfield Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Braham (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stanchfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanchfield Township | – | B | B | 29 min | $87,917 |
| Braham | 7% | C− | B− | 30 min | $59,375 |
| Cambridge Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 33 min | $107,841 |
| Grass Lake Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 42 min | $82,188 |
| Maple Ridge Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Nessel Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 33 min | $86,290 |
| Brunswick Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 38 min | $92,434 |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Ridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stanchfield 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 Stanchfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stanchfield Township?
$87,917 (±$20,734) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stanchfield Township?
7.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stanchfield Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stanchfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (16%, 8 mi), Braham (7%, 4 mi), Minneapolis (5%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stanchfield Township walkable?
Stanchfield Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stanchfield 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 Stanchfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stanchfield 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.