Trinity Episcopal Church · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, Stockton is a commute to Winona
At 23 minutes each way, commutes from Stockton run about the Minnesota average. 10% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%. Only 1% work in Stockton; the top destination outside it is Winona (48%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Stockton: the figures worth knowing
Stockton is a place people come home to
There are 67 jobs based in Stockton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stockton has about 490 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Stockton residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 416 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Stockton ends
Where Stockton clocks in
48% of workers
9% 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.
Stockton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 410 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Stockton on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Stockton
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.
78% of the jobs in Stockton make or build things
67 jobs are based in Stockton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stockton, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 67. 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 Stockton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stockton workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 354 commuters (the 9% 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.
Next door to Stockton
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stockton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton | – | — | — | 23 min | $86,042 |
| Hillsdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Warren Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hillsdale Township and Warren Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stockton’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 Stockton: questions
What is the median household income in Stockton?
$86,042 (±$20,903) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stockton?
6.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stockton?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stockton work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Stockton 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 Stockton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stockton
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.