With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Albin Township works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Albin Township has 33 jobs for 114 working residents. Hardly any work in Albin Township itself; outside it, New Ulm draws the most (41%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Albin Township by day and by night
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Albin Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting out of Albin Township: the destinations
Where Albin Township clocks in
41% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
In Albin Township, 67% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Albin Township, 2013 → 2023: 230 → 33. 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 Albin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way for Albin Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Albin Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 commuters (the 15% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Albin 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.
Around Albin Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Stark Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Albin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albin Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $81,250 |
| Lake Hanska Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Stark Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Mulligan Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Nelson Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Adrian Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Hanska Township, Stark Township, Mulligan Township, Nelson Township and Adrian Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Albin 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 Albin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Albin Township?
$81,250 (±$22,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Albin Township?
9.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Albin Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Albin Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Ulm (41%, 15 mi), Sleepy Eye (8%, 10 mi), St. James (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Albin 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 Albin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Albin 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.