With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Alta Vista Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 23 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Alta Vista Township has 18 jobs; 61 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Alta Vista Township; the top destination outside it is Hendricks (16%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Alta Vista Township by day
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Alta Vista 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 Alta Vista Township: the destinations
Where Alta Vista Township clocks in
16% 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.
Most jobs in Alta Vista Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alta Vista Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 18. 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 Alta Vista Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Alta Vista Township takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alta Vista Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Alta Vista Township
About 32% 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.
Alta Vista Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alta Vista Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Vista Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $96,250 |
| Limestone Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Marble Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Eidsvold Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Porter | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Wergeland Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Limestone Township, Marble Township, Eidsvold Township, Porter and Wergeland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alta Vista 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 Alta Vista Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alta Vista Township?
$96,250 (±$14,486) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alta Vista Township?
9.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alta Vista Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alta Vista Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hendricks (16%, 15 mi), Marshall (16%, 20 mi), Brookings (8%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alta Vista 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 Alta Vista Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alta Vista 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.