Beaver Falls Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Working residents average 24 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Only 1% stay in Beaver Falls Township for work; outside it, Redwood Falls is the main destination (15%, 4 miles). Beaver Falls Township has 57 jobs; 98 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Beaver Falls Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Beaver Falls Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
The towns that employ Beaver Falls Township’s residents
Where Beaver Falls Township clocks in
15% 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.
A place that makes things: 75% of Beaver Falls Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Falls Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 57. 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 Beaver Falls Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Beaver Falls Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaver Falls Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 19% 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.
Half of Beaver Falls Township commutes less than 16 miles
About 21% 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 is work for 18% of Beaver Falls Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Falls Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Falls Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $102,750 |
| Paxton Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Birch Cooley Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Henryville Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Flora Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Morton | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Redwood Falls | 15% | C | A | 14 min | $61,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Paxton Township, Birch Cooley Township, Henryville Township, Flora Township and Morton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Redwood Falls. Darker towns draw more of Beaver Falls 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 Beaver Falls Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beaver Falls Township?
$102,750 (±$28,359) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaver Falls Township?
3.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaver Falls Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaver Falls Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redwood Falls (15%, 4 mi), Emmet Township (12%, 13 mi), Renville (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beaver Falls Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beaver Falls Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaver Falls 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.