Stoneham Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Commuters spend 15 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. For 24% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). 156 jobs are based in Stoneham Township, and 98 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Stoneham Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 94 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 152 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Stoneham Township on a workday afternoon, 30% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 daily trip into Stoneham Township
Where Stoneham Township clocks in
23% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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.
Stoneham Township works in goods: 96% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stoneham Township, 2013 → 2023: 88 → 156. 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 Stoneham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes to work from Stoneham Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stoneham Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 100 commuters (the 24% 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 many miles Stoneham Township commutes
About 24% 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.
Bordering towns draw 23% of Stoneham Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stoneham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneham Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $91,250 |
| Clara City | 23% | C | C+ | 15 min | $63,636 |
| Rheiderland Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Leenthrop Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Crate Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rheiderland Township, Leenthrop Township and Crate Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clara City. Darker towns draw more of Stoneham 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 Stoneham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stoneham Township?
$91,250 (±$46,089) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stoneham Township?
30.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stoneham Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stoneham Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clara City (23%, 4 mi), Willmar (12%, 23 mi), Granite Falls (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stoneham 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 Stoneham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stoneham 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.