Arveson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any stay in Arveson Township for work; outside it, Lancaster is the main destination (21%, 24 miles). 11 jobs are based in Arveson Township, and 43 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Arveson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 60 people are in Arveson Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
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 Arveson Township work
Where Arveson Township clocks in
21% of workers
14% 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.
91% of the jobs in Arveson Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arveson Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 11. 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 Arveson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes to work from Arveson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arveson Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 0% 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.
The distance from Arveson Township to work
About 19% 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.
Work next door: 14% of Arveson Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arveson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arveson Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $93,036 |
| Pelan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Karlstad | 14% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lind Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Deerwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pelan Township, Karlstad, Lincoln Township, Lind Township and Deerwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Karlstad. Darker towns draw more of Arveson 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 Arveson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arveson Township?
$93,036 (±$24,672) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arveson Township?
1.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arveson Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arveson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (21%, 24 mi), Karlstad (14%, 2 mi), Hallock (14%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arveson 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 Arveson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arveson 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.