Transit TownshipMN
A town of 259, settled in 1869.
Is Transit Township a good place to live?
Transit Township’s midpoint age is 54.2 years, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 39.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Transit Township. The biggest park or preserve is Indian Lake Wildlife Management Area, at 229 acres. Transit Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
259 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Transit Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Transit Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Transit Township.
Most of Transit Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles. Since 2013, Transit Township has added 48 jobs, to 82 in 2023. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Transit Township, the middle household income is $113,000, against $90,000 in Minnesota’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
| Transit Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Transit Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves. Transit Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 30 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Transit Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 5° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 50 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Transit Township is
Among adults in Transit Township, 14% report frequent physical distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Transit Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 and trails it on 12. In Transit Township, 29% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 39% have obesity.
| Transit Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Transit Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Transit Township has set aside 0.7% of its land for conservation
0.7 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Indian Lake Wildlife Management Area | — | 229 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Transit Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Transit Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Transit Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Transit Township for work
Where Transit Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Transit Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Transit Township is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 324 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,024 ft
Questions about Transit Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Transit Township, MN a good place to live?
Transit Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.