Transit is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, home to about 231 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55334 and 55396.
Homes sold for a median of $130 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2317 per sq mi
Median home value$273,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$130Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Transit. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Transit
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)59 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN60 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL383 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Transit; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Transit had 250 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 1726th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Sibley County grew from 16,862 residents in 1900 to 14,836 in 2020.
Sibley County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 31.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brownton Wwtp, MN weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Sibley County
3,390 jobs at 359 businesses in Sibley County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
20 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Transit’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Ridgeview Sibley Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Arlington12.9 miles
New Ulm Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · New Ulm17.5 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Transit
Parks (1 nearby)
Winthrop City Park · 21 acres1.8 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Winthrop City Library1.6 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Sibley East School District, GFW Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Sibley East-Gaylord ElementaryGaylord
Pre-K–5
503
Public
6.3 mi
GFW Middle SchoolWinthrop
5–8
121
Public
1.8 mi
GFW High SchoolWinthrop
9–12
211
Public
1.8 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Immanuel Lutheran SchoolGaylord
Pre-K–8
60
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
5.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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