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Jobs & commute in Altura

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Altura works elsewhere

80 jobs are based in Altura, and 202 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Altura; the top destination outside it is Winona (32%, 14 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

80 jobs based here
Household income
$62K
median · Minnesota $89K
Poverty
8.8%
Minnesota 9.3%
Unemployment
0.5%
Minnesota 4.1% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
21 min
Minnesota 23 · U.S. 26
Work in town
4%
8 of 202 working residents
Work from home
12%
Minnesota 18% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

The work figures that set Altura apart

32%work in Winona
★ What stands out · The commute map

Commuting out of Altura: the destinations

Rollingstone: 3 residents work here (1%)Lewiston: 8 residents work here (4%)Plainview: 3 residents work here (1%)Goodview: 10 residents work here (5%)AlturaSt. Charles: 3 residents work here (1%)Lake City: 4 residents work here (2%)Winona: 64 residents work here (32%)Rochester: 34 residents work here (17%)Mount Vernon TownshipNorton Township: 7 residents work here (3%)Whitewater TownshipViola TownshipElba TownshipHillsdale TownshipWinonaRochesterGoodviewLewistonNorton TownshipLake CityAltura
1
Winona13.7 mi away
32%64
2
Rochester26.8 mi away
17%34
3
Goodview11.2 mi away
5%10
4
Lewiston6.7 mi away
4%8
5
Altura (in town)right here
4%8
6
Norton Township2.4 mi away
3%7
7
Lake City31.2 mi away
2%4
8
Rollingstone6.7 mi away
1%3
9
Plainview13.2 mi away
1%3
10
St. Charles8.8 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%58
The top trips

Where Altura clocks in

32% of workers
13.7 mi awayWinona64 Altura residents work here · Jobs & commute →
17% of workers
26.8 mi awayRochester34 Altura residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Goodview
5% of workers
11.2 mi awayGoodview10 Altura residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

Day and night

Altura on a workday afternoon

On a workday 194 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.

194live here, work elsewhere
8live and work here
72work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night460
Workday340
460live here− 190head out to work+ 72come in to work= 340on a workday

About 340 people are in Altura on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.40jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 jobs

In Altura, 54% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in AlturaJobs Altura residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms54%29%
Trade, transport & utilities25%16%
Services: health, schools, offices21%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%23%
Over $3,333 a month49%61%

Who does it

29 or younger19%24%
30 to 5444%51%
55 and older38%25%
−1%

Jobs based in Altura, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 80. 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 Altura’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Altura: about 21 minutes

A year of commuting
164 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Altura21 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Altura workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Altura gets to work
86%Drive alone
5%Carpool
1%Transit
3%Walk
5%Other

Share of the 177 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.

How far

How far Altura’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi35 miWinona: 32% · 13.7 miRochester: 17% · 26.8 miGoodview: 5% · 11.2 miLewiston: 4% · 6.7 miNorton Township: 3% · 2.4 miLake City: 2% · 31.2 miRollingstone: 1% · 6.7 miPlainview: 1% · 13.2 miSt. Charles: 1% · 8.8 miWinona 32%Rochester 17%Goodview 5%Lewiston 4%Altura
AlturaTop destinations (size = commuters)
22%Under 10 mi44 residents
42%10–24 mi84 residents
26%25–50 mi52 residents
11%Over 50 mi22 residents

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.

Next door

Around Altura: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Norton Township (3%).

Norton Township: 3% of workers work hereElba Township: few work hereNorton TownshipElba TownshipAltura
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Altura21 min
Norton Township22 min
Elba Township27 min
Norton Township3% of Altura works hereElba Townshipunder 2% of Altura

Jobs & commute next door

TownAltura workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Altura–——21 min$61,563
Norton Township3%——22 min—
Elba Townshipunder 2%——27 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Norton Township and Elba Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Altura’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Altura: questions

What is the median household income in Altura?

$61,563 (±$23,448) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Altura?

8.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Altura?

21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Altura work?

4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (32%, 14 mi), Rochester (17%, 27 mi), Goodview (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Altura without a car?

1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Altura, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.