Work, pay and getting to work in Stewart
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Only 3% stay in Stewart for work; outside it, Hutchinson is the main destination (22%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Stewart apart on work
A commute of about 24 minutes in Stewart
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stewart workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 286 commuters (the 1% 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.
Who leaves Stewart for work, and who comes in
On a workday 252 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 215 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Stewart: the destinations
Where Stewart clocks in
22% of workers
14% 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.
A place that makes things: 70% of Stewart’s jobs are in goods
222 jobs are based in Stewart.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stewart, 2013 → 2023: 238 → 222. 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 Stewart’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Stewart’s workers travel
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.
The towns around Stewart
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stewart workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart | – | — | — | 24 min | $65,982 |
| Collins Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Round Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Preston Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Collins Township, Round Grove Township and Preston Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stewart’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 Stewart: questions
What is the median household income in Stewart?
$65,982 (±$12,599) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stewart?
6.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stewart?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stewart work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (22%, 12 mi), Glencoe (14%, 17 mi), Waconia (3%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stewart without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stewart, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stewart
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.