Beaver Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
19 jobs are based in Beaver Township; 77 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Beaver Township; the top destination outside it is Rochester (16%, 33 miles). The average commute takes 48 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Beaver Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 77 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Beaver Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Beaver Township to work: where people go
Where Beaver Township clocks in
16% of workers
12% 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: 47% of Beaver Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 19. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 48 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaver Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 15% 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 Beaver Township to work
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.
The towns around Beaver Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | – | — | — | 48 min | $65,833 |
| Le Roy Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bloomfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| York Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Le Roy Township, Bloomfield Township and York Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beaver 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beaver Township?
$65,833 (±$17,810) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaver Township?
1.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaver Township?
48 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaver Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (16%, 33 mi), Preston (12%, 18 mi), Harmony (10%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beaver 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 Beaver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaver 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.