Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Albertville are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
1.1% of residents are in poverty (Minnesota 9.3%). The two grades for Albertville are A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 5% stay in Albertville for work; outside it, Minneapolis is the main destination (10%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Albertville: the figures worth knowing
Albertville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Albertville
71% of Albertville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Albertville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Albertville pay little
30% of the jobs based in Albertville pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 43% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Albertville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Albertville is Minneapolis, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (469) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Albertville
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Albertville is among the top U.S. towns, #5 of 273 in Minnesota. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Albertville’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Albertville stays A+.
Commuting from Albertville: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Albertville workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,163 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.
The 2,846 jobs based in Albertville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Albertville, 2013 → 2023: 2,802 → 2,846. 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 Albertville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Albertville
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.
In and out of Albertville on a workday
On a workday 4,439 residents head out to work, 240 work right here, and 2,606 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,700 people are in Albertville on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Albertville to work: where people go
Where Albertville clocks in
10% 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.
For most of Albertville, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Albertville is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns, #222 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,236 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.8% of Albertville households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Albertville’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Albertville is 18th of 2,922 U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 17 | South Run VA | 6,600 | $250K | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 18 | Albertville MN | 8,544 | $133K | 1.1% | 0.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 19 | Mendota Heights MN | 11,475 | $133K | 2.8% | 1.4% | 6% | A+ |
| 20 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Dayton MN | 11,402 | $149K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 49 | Corcoran MN | 9,269 | $133K | 3.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Livonia Township MN | 6,436 | $137K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,922 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Albertville, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Albertville and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Albertville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertville | – | A+ | C | 32 min | $132,734 |
| St. Michael | 5% | A+ | C | 29 min | $131,274 |
| Otsego | under 3% | A+ | C− | 30 min | $119,927 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to St. Michael. Darker towns draw more of Albertville’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 Albertville: questions
What is the median household income in Albertville?
$132,734 (±$9,930) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Albertville?
1.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Albertville?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Albertville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (10%, 27 mi), Plymouth (6%, 18 mi), Maple Grove (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Albertville walkable?
Albertville is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Albertville without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Albertville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Albertville
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.