For more than half of its working residents, Bancroft Township is a commute to Albert Lea
For 12% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). There are 86 jobs in Bancroft Township for 312 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Bancroft Township
More than half of Bancroft Township works in Albert Lea
165 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Albert Lea, 4.6 miles away across the town line. That’s 53 times as many as work in Bancroft Township itself. The commute map ↓
Bancroft Township is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Bancroft Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bancroft Township has about 550 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 312 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Bancroft Township ends
Where Bancroft Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Who commutes out of Bancroft Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 308 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Bancroft Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
Goods jobs make up 77% of work in Bancroft Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bancroft Township, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 86. 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 Bancroft Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Bancroft Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bancroft Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 306 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bancroft Township
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.
Bordering towns draw 53% of Bancroft Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bancroft Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $105,417 |
| Albert Lea | 53% | C | B+ | 18 min | $64,603 |
| Clarks Grove | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Bath Township | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Manchester Township | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Albert Lea Township | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Riceland Township | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clarks Grove, Bath Township, Manchester Township, Albert Lea Township and Riceland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Albert Lea. Darker towns draw more of Bancroft 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 Bancroft Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bancroft Township?
$105,417 (±$16,331) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bancroft Township?
3.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bancroft Township?
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 Bancroft Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Bancroft Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bancroft Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bancroft 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.