With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Effington Township works elsewhere
Effington Township has 20 jobs, and 112 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Effington Township; the top destination outside it is Alexandria (17%, 20 miles). Working residents average 28 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
The workday shuffle in and out of Effington Township
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Effington Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
The places Effington Township commutes to
Where Effington Township clocks in
17% of workers
13% 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 75% of work in Effington Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Effington Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 20. 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 Effington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Effington Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Effington Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 21% 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 Effington Township commutes less than 23 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.
Effington Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Effington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effington Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $95,625 |
| Folden Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Leaf Mountain Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Urbank | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Parkers Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Leaf Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Folden Township, Leaf Mountain Township, Urbank, Parkers Prairie Township and Leaf Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Effington 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 Effington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Effington Township?
$95,625 (±$18,284) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Effington Township?
9.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Effington Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Effington Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (17%, 20 mi), Fergus Falls (13%, 31 mi), Parkers Prairie (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Effington 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 Effington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Effington 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.