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Jobs & commute in Stanley Township

Work means Marshall for about two in three of Stanley Township’s working residents

A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. 26% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Stanley Township itself; outside it, Marshall draws the most (65%, 8 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Stanley Township

On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

81live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night200
Workday130
200live here− 81head out to work+ 9come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Stanley Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.11 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.

The commute map

The places Stanley Township commutes to

GarvinGhent: 2 residents work here (2%)Lucan: 1 residents work here (1%)Cottonwood: 4 residents work here (5%)Minneota: 2 residents work here (2%)Dawson: 1 residents work here (1%)Clara City: 1 residents work here (1%)Slayton: 1 residents work here (1%)Tracy: 1 residents work here (1%)Windom: 1 residents work here (1%)Marshall: 53 residents work here (65%)Lynd TownshipLucas TownshipMarble TownshipTroy TownshipLake Marshall TownshipShelburne TownshipStanley TownshipClifton TownshipFairview TownshipUnderwood TownshipMarshallCottonwoodGhentMinneotaLucanDawsonStanley Township
1
Marshall7.7 mi away
65%53
2
Cottonwood8.3 mi away
5%4
3
Ghent12.2 mi away
2%2
4
Minneota17.3 mi away
2%2
5
Lucan12.9 mi away
1%1
6
Dawson36 mi away
1%1
7
Clara City34.8 mi away
1%1
8
Slayton35.3 mi away
1%1
9
Tracy17.6 mi away
1%1
10
Windom50.2 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
17%14
The top trips

Where Stanley Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 100% of Stanley Township’s jobs are in goods

9 jobs are based in Stanley Township.

Jobs based in Stanley TownshipJobs Stanley Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less56%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%21%
Over $3,333 a month0%64%

Who does it

29 or younger33%19%
30 to 5456%54%
55 and older11%27%
−40%

Jobs based in Stanley Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 9. 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 Stanley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Stanley Township: about 17 minutes

A year of commuting
130 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Stanley Township17 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
26%

of Stanley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Stanley Township gets to work
82%Drive alone
12%Carpool
1%Transit
4%Walk

Share of the 74 commuters (the 26% 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

Half of Stanley Township commutes less than 8 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi60 miMarshall: 65% · 7.7 miCottonwood: 5% · 8.3 miGhent: 2% · 12.2 miMinneota: 2% · 17.3 miLucan: 1% · 12.9 miDawson: 1% · 36 miClara City: 1% · 34.8 miSlayton: 1% · 35.3 miTracy: 1% · 17.6 miWindom: 1% · 50.2 miMarshall 65%Cottonwood 5%Ghent 2%Minneota 2%Lucan 1%Stanley Township
Stanley TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
69%Under 10 mi56 residents
12%10–24 mi10 residents
5%25–50 mi4 residents
14%Over 50 mi11 residents

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.

Next door

Around Stanley Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lucas Township15 min
Stanley Township17 min
Clifton Township18 min
Fairview Township19 min
Underwood Township22 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownStanley Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Stanley Township–——17 min$106,250
Underwood Townshipunder 2%——22 min—
Clifton Townshipunder 2%——18 min—
Fairview Townshipunder 2%——19 min—
Lucas Townshipunder 2%——15 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Underwood Township, Clifton Township, Fairview Township and Lucas Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Stanley Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Stanley Township: questions

What is the median household income in Stanley Township?

$106,250 (±$21,356) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Stanley Township?

0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Stanley Township?

17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Stanley Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Stanley Township without a car?

1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Stanley Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Stanley Township

Stanley Township home →

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.