Most of Albion Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Albion Township report 52 jobs; 606 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Albion Township are B for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Albion Township: the figures worth knowing
Albion Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Albion Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Albion Township has about 730 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Albion Township 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 ↓
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 606 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Albion Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Albion Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Albion Township’s grade up ($101,420, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (4.8%) is left out: Albion Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Albion Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Albion Township by day and by night
On a workday 604 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Albion Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Albion Township’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Albion Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 609 commuters (the 10% 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.
12% of working residents work in Annandale
Where Albion Township clocks in
12% of workers
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.
Albion Township works in goods: 60% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Albion Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 52. 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 Albion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Albion Township works
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.
The commute in Albion Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Albion Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 3.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 675 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). 3.2% of Albion Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Albion Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,214th of 4,866: where Albion Township ranks among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,212 | Clear Lake WA | 1,271 | $96K | 6.6% | 6.6% | <1% | B |
| 1,213 | Union Springs NY | 1,057 | $81K | 4.4% | 4.1% | 8% | B |
| 1,214 | Albion Township MN | 1,279 | $101K | 8.7% | 4.8% | <1% | B |
| 1,215 | Hooper Township NE | 1,079 | $77K | 4.8% | 1.2% | 6% | B |
| 1,216 | Addison VT | 1,352 | $107K | 4.5% | 0.6% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Albion Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Around Albion Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Maple Lake (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Albion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Township | – | B | C | 32 min | $101,420 |
| French Lake Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 37 min | $104,940 |
| Chatham Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 28 min | $158,958 |
| Maple Lake | 5% | A− | B+ | 31 min | $93,750 |
| Middleville Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 28 min | $117,500 |
| Maple Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Corinna Township | 2% | A− | C | 30 min | $87,635 |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Lake Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Albion 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 Albion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Albion Township?
$101,420 (±$13,016) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Albion Township?
8.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Albion Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Albion Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Annandale (12%, 5 mi), Buffalo (9%, 10 mi), St. Cloud (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Albion Township walkable?
Albion Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Albion Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Albion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Albion 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. 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.