Stanford Township has lower unemployment (2.0%) than 85% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Stanford Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 1% work in Stanford Township; the top destination outside it is Cambridge (10%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Stanford Township apart
How Stanford Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stanford Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stanford Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 992 commuters (the 17% 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.
Stanford Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,088 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 683 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Stanford Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Out of Stanford Township to work: where people go
Where Stanford Township clocks in
10% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Stanford Township
698 jobs are based in Stanford Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stanford Township, 2013 → 2023: 635 → 698. 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 Stanford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Stanford Township goes to work
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.
Most of Stanford Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,201 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). 2.3% of Stanford Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Stanford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,995 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200, Stanford Township comes 540th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
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| 21 | Empire MN | 3,063 | $148K | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 34 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
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| 538 | King Arthur Park MT | 1,992 | $109K | 7.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 539 | Fern Prairie WA | 2,053 | $116K | 5.8% | 3.4% | <1% | A− |
| 540 | Stanford Township MN | 2,389 | $104K | 6.0% | 2.0% | 1% | A− |
| 541 | Holland WI | 2,229 | $92K | 4.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A− |
| 542 | Inverness CO | 2,934 | $109K | 4.5% | 5.4% | 5% | A− |
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| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Stanford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Work in the towns next to Stanford Township
The biggest share goes to St. Francis (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stanford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Township | – | A− | D | 30 min | $104,107 |
| Athens Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 31 min | $87,917 |
| Spencer Brook Township | under 3% | A− | D | 34 min | $103,818 |
| Bradford Township | under 3% | B− | C | 31 min | $92,574 |
| St. Francis | 4% | A | C | 32 min | $111,198 |
| Livonia Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 38 min | $137,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stanford 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 Stanford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stanford Township?
$104,107 (±$25,131) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stanford Township?
6.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stanford Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stanford Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (10%, 12 mi), Minneapolis (7%, 34 mi), St. Francis (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stanford Township walkable?
Stanford Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stanford 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 Stanford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stanford 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.