Making a living in Altona Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 10% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any work in Altona Township itself; outside it, Pipestone draws the most (28%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Altona Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Altona Township work
Where Altona Township clocks in
Lines 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 jobs make up 97% of work in Altona Township
36 jobs are based in Altona Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Altona Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 36. 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 Altona Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Altona Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 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.
How many miles Altona Township commutes
About 26% 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.
The towns around Altona Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Altona Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altona Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $68,269 |
| Fountain Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Verdi Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Troy Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fountain Prairie Township, Verdi Township and Troy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Altona 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 Altona Township: questions
What is the median household income in Altona Township?
$68,269 (±$6,555) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Altona Township?
9.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Altona Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Altona Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pipestone (28%, 11 mi), Ruthton (7%, 14 mi), Jasper (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Altona Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Altona Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Altona 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.