Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0How Alvwood Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Working from home is the commute for 17% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Alvwood Township itself; outside it, Grand Rapids draws the most (23%, 45 miles). Alvwood Township has 13 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Alvwood Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Alvwood Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Alvwood Township goes to work
Where Alvwood Township clocks in
23% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Working from home in Alvwood Township
of Alvwood Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 17% 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 it is to work from Alvwood Township
About 38% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Alvwood Township
The biggest share goes to Moose Park Township (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alvwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvwood Township | – | — | — | — | $59,375 |
| Moose Park Township | 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Kinghurst Township | under 8% | — | — | 54 min | — |
| Ardenhurst Township | under 8% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moose Park Township, Kinghurst Township and Ardenhurst Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alvwood 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 2024, 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 Alvwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alvwood Township?
$59,375 (±$17,553) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alvwood Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Alvwood Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (23%, 45 mi), Squaw Lake (8%, 7 mi), Spring Lake Park (8%, 185 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Alvwood 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 Alvwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alvwood Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.