Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Andover Township
Andover Township has 36 jobs for 48 working residents. For 5% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). Working residents average 15 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Andover Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 97 people are in Andover Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.75 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 2023, primary jobs.
33% of working residents work in Crookston
Where Andover Township clocks in
33% of workers
17% of workers
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 44% of the jobs in Andover Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Andover Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 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 Andover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 15 minutes in Andover Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Andover Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 5% 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 Andover Township’s workers travel
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.
33% of Andover Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Andover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $123,750 |
| Fairfax Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Roome Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Crookston | 33% | C | A | 17 min | $57,315 |
| Lowell Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairfax Township, Roome Township and Lowell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Crookston. Darker towns draw more of Andover 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 Andover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Andover Township?
$123,750 (±$59,894) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Andover Township?
3.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Andover Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Andover Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crookston (33%, 5 mi), Grand Forks (17%, 24 mi), East Grand Forks (10%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Andover Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Andover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Andover 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.