Stony Run Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any work in Stony Run Township; the top destination outside it is Granite Falls (31%, 6 miles). Employers in Stony Run Township report 57 jobs, and 203 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Stony Run Township: the figures worth knowing
Much of Stony Run Township works one town over
49% of working residents work in a town that borders Stony Run Township: Granite Falls (31%), Montevideo (7%) and Minnesota Falls Township (7%). Next door ↓
Stony Run Township is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in Stony Run Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Stony Run Township has about 260 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Stony Run Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
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 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Stony Run Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 201 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Stony Run Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 daily trip from Stony Run Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stony Run Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 158 commuters (the 21% 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.
Where people from Stony Run Township work
Where Stony Run Township clocks in
31% of workers
7% 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.
37% of the jobs in Stony Run Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stony Run Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 57. 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 Stony Run Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Stony Run Township goes to work
About 19% 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.
49% of Stony Run Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stony Run Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Run Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $115,833 |
| Sparta Township | 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Granite Falls Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Granite Falls | 31% | C | A− | 17 min | $59,375 |
| Montevideo | 7% | C | B− | 15 min | $68,596 |
| Camp Release Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lisbon Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Hazel Run Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Minnesota Falls Township | 7% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sparta Township, Granite Falls Township, Camp Release Township, Lisbon Township, Hazel Run Township and Minnesota Falls Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Granite Falls. Darker towns draw more of Stony Run 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 Stony Run Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stony Run Township?
$115,833 (±$11,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stony Run Township?
6.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stony Run Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stony Run Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Granite Falls (31%, 6 mi), Montevideo (7%, 8 mi), Willmar (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stony Run 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 Stony Run Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stony Run 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.