Acton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 4% stay in Acton Township for work; outside it, Willmar is the main destination (19%, 17 miles). Acton Township has 69 jobs, and 187 of its residents work somewhere. At home: 11% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Acton Township
On a workday 180 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Acton Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where people from Acton Township work
Where Acton Township clocks in
19% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 51% of the jobs in Acton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Acton Township, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 69. 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 Acton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Acton Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Acton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 161 commuters (the 11% 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.
The distance from Acton Township to work
About 25% 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.
How Acton Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Grove City (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Acton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $83,750 |
| Grove City | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Danielson Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Litchfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Gennessee Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Swede Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grove City, Danielson Township, Litchfield Township, Gennessee Township and Swede Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Acton 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 Acton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Acton Township?
$83,750 (±$23,359) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Acton Township?
10.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Acton Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Acton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (19%, 17 mi), Litchfield (10%, 9 mi), Hutchinson (9%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Acton 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 Acton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Acton 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.