Alba Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 14 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26. Alba Township has 18 jobs for 80 working residents. Only 1% work in Alba Township itself; outside it, Worthington draws the most (13%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Alba Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Alba Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 the trip to work from Alba Township ends
Where Alba Township clocks in
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.
Alba Township makes things: 72% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alba Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 18. 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 Alba Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Alba Township spends getting to work: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alba Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 commuters (the 14% 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 Alba Township’s workers travel
About 32% 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 Alba Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brewster (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alba Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alba Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $115,368 |
| La Crosse Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Hersey Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| West Heron Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ewington Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Brewster | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. La Crosse Township, Hersey Township, West Heron Lake Township, Ewington Township and Brewster: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alba 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 Alba Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alba Township?
$115,368 (±$21,233) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alba Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alba Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alba Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (13%, 12 mi), Lakefield (6%, 11 mi), Windom (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alba Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Alba Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alba 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.