Eagle Valley Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 2% work in Eagle Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Long Prairie (11%, 13 miles). Employers in Eagle Valley Township report 35 jobs; 172 of its residents have a job. 26% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Eagle Valley Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 169 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Eagle Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Eagle Valley Township work
Where Eagle Valley Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 77% of the jobs in Eagle Valley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagle Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 35. 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 Eagle Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Eagle Valley Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Valley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 commuters (the 26% 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 Eagle Valley Township commutes less than 26 miles
About 27% 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 to Eagle Valley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Valley Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $58,750 |
| Ward Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Iona Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Germania Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Wykeham Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ward Township, Iona Township, Germania Township and Wykeham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle Valley 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 Eagle Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Valley Township?
$58,750 (±$23,662) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Valley Township?
19.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Valley Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle Valley Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Long Prairie (11%, 13 mi), Alexandria (10%, 28 mi), Wadena (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eagle Valley Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagle Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle Valley 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.