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Jobs & commute in Andrea Township

Andrea Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 4 jobs in Andrea Township, and 22 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Andrea Township; the top destination outside it is Barnesville (9%, 23 miles). Commuters spend 15 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.

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

4 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Minnesota 9.3%
Unemployment
0.0%
Minnesota 4.1% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
15 min
Minnesota 23 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 22 working residents
Work from home
22%
Minnesota 18% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

How a workday changes Andrea Township

On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

22live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night56
Workday38
56live here− 22head out to work+ 4come in to work= 38on a workday

About 38 people are in Andrea Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs 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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Andrea Township ends

Rothsay: 1 residents work here (5%)Barnesville: 2 residents work here (9%)Breckenridge: 2 residents work here (9%)Champlin: 1 residents work here (5%)Fergus Falls: 1 residents work here (5%)Willmar: 1 residents work here (5%)Baxter: 1 residents work here (5%)Blaine: 1 residents work here (5%)Wahpeton: 2 residents work here (9%)Akron TownshipNilsen TownshipAndrea TownshipNordick TownshipCarlisle TownshipMeadows TownshipOscar TownshipDwight Township: 2 residents work here (9%)BarnesvilleBreckenridgeWahpetonDwight TownshipRothsayChamplinAndrea Township
1
Barnesville22.7 mi away
9%2
2
Breckenridge12.3 mi away
9%2
3
Wahpeton, ND13.4 mi away
9%2
4
Dwight Township, ND17.1 mi away
9%2
5
Rothsay10.5 mi away
5%1
6
Champlin163.2 mi away
5%1
7
Fergus Falls13 mi away
5%1
8
Willmar103.7 mi away
5%1
9
Baxter98.5 mi away
5%1
10
Blaine170.9 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%8
The top trips

Where Andrea Township clocks in

9% of workers
22.7 mi awayBarnesville2 Andrea Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9%Breckenridge
9% of workers
12.3 mi awayBreckenridge2 Andrea Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
13.4 mi awayWahpeton, ND2 Andrea Township 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.

The jobs

The kinds of work in Andrea Township

Jobs based in Andrea TownshipJobs Andrea Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms25%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%27%
Services: health, schools, offices75%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less75%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%23%
Over $3,333 a month25%59%

Who does it

29 or younger50%27%
30 to 5425%36%
55 and older25%36%

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 Andrea Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 15 minutes to work from Andrea Township

A year of commuting
113 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Andrea Township15 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
22%

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

About 2 in 10
How Andrea Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
17%Walk

Share of the 18 commuters (the 22% 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

Andrea Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBarnesville: 9% · 22.7 miBreckenridge: 9% · 12.3 miWahpeton: 9% · 13.4 miDwight Township: 9% · 17.1 miRothsay: 5% · 10.5 miChamplin: 5% · 163.2 miFergus Falls: 5% · 13 miWillmar: 5% · 103.7 miBaxter: 5% · 98.5 miBlaine: 5% · 170.9 miBarnesville 9%Breckenridge 9%Wahpeton 9%Dwight Township 9%Rothsay 5%Andrea Township
Andrea TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
45%10–24 mi10 residents
18%25–50 mi4 residents
36%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 36% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Andrea Township

Carlisle Township: few work hereAkron Township: few work hereNilsen Township: few work hereOscar Township: few work hereCarlisle TownshipAkron TownshipNilsen TownshipOscar TownshipAndrea Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Nilsen Township6 min
Andrea Township15 min
Carlisle Township21 min
Akron Township25 min
Oscar Township37 min
Carlisle Townshipunder 5% of Andrea TownshipAkron Townshipunder 5% of Andrea TownshipNilsen Townshipunder 5% of Andrea TownshipOscar Townshipunder 5% of Andrea Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownAndrea Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Andrea Township–——15 min—
Carlisle Townshipunder 5%——21 min—
Akron Townshipunder 5%——25 min—
Nilsen Townshipunder 5%——6 min—
Oscar Townshipunder 5%——37 min—

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

Darker towns draw more of Andrea Township’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 Andrea Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Andrea Township?

0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Andrea Township?

15 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Andrea Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Barnesville (9%, 23 mi), Breckenridge (9%, 12 mi), Wahpeton (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Andrea 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 Andrea Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Andrea Township

Andrea Township home →
15min commute
HandbookGetting around Andrea TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in MNShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.