With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Eidsvold Township works elsewhere
There are 17 jobs in Eidsvold Township, against 101 working residents. Hardly any work in Eidsvold Township itself; outside it, Marshall draws the most (29%, 15 miles). Working residents average 21 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Eidsvold Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Eidsvold Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Commuting out of Eidsvold Township: the destinations
Where Eidsvold Township clocks in
29% of workers
21% 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 76% of work in Eidsvold Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eidsvold Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 17. 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 Eidsvold Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Eidsvold Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eidsvold Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 18% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Eidsvold Township
About 23% 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 Eidsvold Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Minneota (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eidsvold Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eidsvold Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $99,375 |
| Minneota | 6% | C+ | A− | 17 min | $74,091 |
| Nordland Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Westerheim Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Alta Vista Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Burton Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Limestone Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nordland Township, Westerheim Township, Alta Vista Township, Burton Township and Limestone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eidsvold 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 Eidsvold Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eidsvold Township?
$99,375 (±$27,962) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eidsvold Township?
4.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eidsvold Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eidsvold Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (29%, 15 mi), Cottonwood (21%, 17 mi), Minneota (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eidsvold Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eidsvold Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eidsvold 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.