Sunrise Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. Employers in Sunrise Township report 113 jobs for 1,094 working residents. For jobs and income Sunrise Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sunrise Township apart
Sunrise Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Sunrise Township is a place people come home to
There are 113 jobs based in Sunrise Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sunrise Township has about 1,200 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Where Sunrise Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Household income holds Sunrise Township’s grade up ($110,938, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 24% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sunrise Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Sunrise Township’s commute takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sunrise Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 885 commuters (the 17% 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.
In and out of Sunrise Township on a workday
On a workday 1,087 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Sunrise Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
9% of working residents work in North Branch
Where Sunrise Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
Making and building: 69% of jobs based in Sunrise Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sunrise Township, 2013 → 2023: 103 → 113. 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 Sunrise Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Sunrise Township goes to work
About 17% 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.
In Sunrise Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 3.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,065 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Sunrise Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Sunrise Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Sunrise Township is 1,774th among 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | May Township MN | 2,638 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Stillwater Township MN | 1,831 | $162K | 3.4% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,772 | Avoca PA | 2,551 | $63K | 6.8% | 4.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,773 | Marion Township MI | 1,653 | $99K | 5.4% | 2.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,774 | Sunrise Township MN | 2,160 | $111K | 5.7% | 5.1% | 1% | B |
| 1,775 | Loyalhanna Township PA | 2,041 | $76K | 7.8% | 4.8% | 8% | B |
| 1,776 | Bear Creek AK | 1,732 | $96K | 3.1% | 6.7% | — | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Sunrise Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns around Sunrise Township
The biggest share goes to North Branch (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sunrise Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Township | – | B | C | 35 min | $110,938 |
| Harris | under 3% | B | C− | 42 min | $87,375 |
| Chisago Lake Township | under 3% | A | C | 30 min | $133,220 |
| Amador Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| North Branch | 9% | B+ | C | 31 min | $90,456 |
| Rushseba Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Amador Township and Rushseba Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sunrise 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 Sunrise Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sunrise Township?
$110,938 (±$15,688) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sunrise Township?
5.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sunrise Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sunrise Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Branch (9%, 5 mi), Rush City (8%, 10 mi), St. Paul (6%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sunrise Township walkable?
Sunrise Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sunrise Township without a car?
2% 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 Sunrise Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sunrise 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.