Alberta Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Alberta Township itself; outside it, St. Cloud draws the most (28%, 21 miles). There are 28 jobs in Alberta Township for 423 working residents. 11% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Alberta Township, in brief
Alberta Township is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Alberta Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Alberta Township has about 410 people in it, 49% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Alberta Township and St. Cloud trade workers both ways
St. Cloud is the top workplace for Alberta Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Alberta Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 423 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Alberta Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 422 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Alberta Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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 Alberta Township work
Where Alberta Township clocks in
28% of workers
5% 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.
61% of the jobs in Alberta Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alberta Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 28. 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 Alberta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Alberta Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alberta Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 385 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.
How far it is to work from Alberta Township
About 19% 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 Alberta Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alberta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $89,583 |
| Gilman | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Morrill Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Graham Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Granite Ledge Township | under 2% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Gilmanton Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gilman, Morrill Township, Graham Township, Granite Ledge Township and Gilmanton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alberta 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 Alberta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alberta Township?
$89,583 (±$9,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alberta Township?
4.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alberta Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alberta Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (28%, 21 mi), Foley (12%, 8 mi), Sauk Rapids (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alberta Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Alberta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alberta 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.