Stately Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Commuters spend 14 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Stately Township report 10 jobs, and 81 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Stately Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (41%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Stately Township
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Stately 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.
Where people from Stately Township work
Where Stately Township clocks in
11% 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.
Stately Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stately Township, 2013 → 2023: 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Stately Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Stately Township: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stately Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 23% 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.
Miles to work from Stately Township
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.
Stately Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stately Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stately Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $47,500 |
| North Star Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Delton Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Bashaw Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Germantown Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Star Township, Delton Township, Bashaw Township and Germantown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stately 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 Stately Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stately Township?
$47,500 (±$36,759) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stately Township?
18.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stately Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stately Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (41%, 6 mi), New Ulm (11%, 30 mi), Sleepy Eye (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stately Township without a car?
0% 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 Stately Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stately 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.