Dovray Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Dovray Township report 21 jobs for 70 working residents. Hardly any work in Dovray Township; the top destination outside it is Slayton (37%, 13 miles). Working residents average 20 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Dovray Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in Dovray Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 the trip to work from Dovray Township ends
Where Dovray Township clocks in
37% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
Goods jobs make up 90% of work in Dovray Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dovray Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 21. 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 Dovray Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Dovray Township, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dovray Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 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.
Half of Dovray Township commutes less than 16 miles
About 24% 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.
How Dovray Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dovray Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dovray Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $81,875 |
| Murray Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Westbrook Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Holly Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Des Moines River Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Murray Township, Westbrook Township, Holly Township and Des Moines River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dovray 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 Dovray Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dovray Township?
$81,875 (±$33,539) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dovray Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dovray Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dovray Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Slayton (37%, 13 mi), Marshall (7%, 30 mi), Fulda (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dovray 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 Dovray Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dovray 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.