With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Stark Township works elsewhere
8% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Employers in Stark Township report 22 jobs, and 147 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Stark Township itself; outside it, New Ulm draws the most (41%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Stark Township by day and by night
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Stark Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 places Stark Township commutes to
Where Stark Township clocks in
41% of workers
10% of workers
3% 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.
Goods jobs make up 36% of work in Stark Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stark Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 22. 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 Stark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Stark Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stark Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 127 commuters (the 8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Stark Township
About 22% 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.
Stark Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Leavenworth Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $86,250 |
| Sigel Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Albin Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Leavenworth Township | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Home Township | 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sigel Township, Albin Township, Leavenworth Township and Home Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stark 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 Stark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stark Township?
$86,250 (±$12,226) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stark Township?
4.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stark Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stark Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Ulm (41%, 12 mi), Sleepy Eye (10%, 6 mi), Mankato (3%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stark Township 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 Stark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stark 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.