With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Alborn Township works elsewhere
5% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Employers in Alborn Township report 17 jobs, and 158 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Alborn Township; the top destination outside it is Duluth (20%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Alborn Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 157 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Alborn Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Alborn Township: the destinations
Where Alborn Township clocks in
20% of workers
9% 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.
What Alborn Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alborn Township, 2013 → 2023: 85 → 17. 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 Alborn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Alborn Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alborn Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 170 commuters (the 5% 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 Alborn Township goes to work
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.
Work in the towns next to Alborn Township
The biggest share goes to New Independence Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alborn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alborn Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $79,688 |
| New Independence Township | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Ness Township | under 2% | — | — | 55 min | — |
| Meadowlands Township | under 2% | — | — | 56 min | — |
| Culver Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Independence Township, Ness Township, Meadowlands Township and Culver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alborn 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 Alborn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alborn Township?
$79,688 (±$8,401) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alborn Township?
10.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alborn Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alborn Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Duluth (20%, 27 mi), Cloquet (18%, 20 mi), Floodwood (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alborn Township without a car?
0% 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 Alborn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alborn 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.