With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Alfsborg Township works elsewhere
5 jobs are based in Alfsborg Township for 119 working residents. Hardly any work in Alfsborg Township; the top destination outside it is Gaylord (15%, 6 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Alfsborg Township
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Alfsborg Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The places Alfsborg Township commutes to
Where Alfsborg Township clocks in
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 60% of the jobs in Alfsborg Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alfsborg Township, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 5. 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 Alfsborg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Alfsborg Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alfsborg Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 164 commuters (the 13% 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.
Miles to work from Alfsborg Township
About 34% 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.
Work in the towns next to Alfsborg Township
The biggest share goes to Winthrop (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alfsborg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfsborg Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $79,375 |
| Winthrop | 5% | C+ | B− | 28 min | $69,219 |
| Cornish Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Sibley Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Bernadotte Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cornish Township, Sibley Township and Bernadotte Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alfsborg 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 Alfsborg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alfsborg Township?
$79,375 (±$27,210) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alfsborg Township?
0.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alfsborg Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alfsborg Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gaylord (15%, 6 mi), Winthrop (5%, 4 mi), Glencoe (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alfsborg 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 Alfsborg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alfsborg 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.