With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Zion Township works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). There are 107 jobs in Zion Township; 188 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Zion Township itself; outside it, St. Cloud draws the most (15%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Zion Township on a workday
On a workday 185 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Zion Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting out of Zion Township: the destinations
Where Zion Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 99% of work in Zion Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zion Township, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 107. 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 Zion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Zion Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Zion Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 commuters (the 20% 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 far Zion Township goes to work
About 21% 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.
Next door to Zion Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $95,000 |
| Munson Township | under 3% | A | C− | 28 min | $121,000 |
| Roscoe | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| St. Martin | 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Lake Henry Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| St. Martin Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Paynesville Township | under 3% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $103,906 |
Same-state neighbors only. Roscoe, St. Martin, Lake Henry Township and St. Martin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Martin. Darker towns draw more of Zion 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 Zion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Zion Township?
$95,000 (±$23,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zion Township?
6.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zion Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zion Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (15%, 26 mi), Cold Spring (11%, 13 mi), Richmond (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zion 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 Zion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zion 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.