For about half of its working residents, Freeman Township is a commute to Albert Lea
Home is the office for 6% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Freeman Township for work; outside it, Albert Lea is the main destination (48%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Freeman Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 184 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Freeman Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.46 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Freeman Township to work: where people go
Where Freeman Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Freeman Township
84 jobs are based in Freeman Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freeman Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 84. 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 Freeman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Freeman Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freeman Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 261 commuters (the 6% 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.
How far it is to work from Freeman Township
About 28% 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.
Freeman Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Albert Lea Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freeman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $93,750 |
| Shell Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Albert Lea Township | 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Nunda Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Glenville | 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hayward Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shell Rock Township, Albert Lea Township, Nunda Township, Glenville and Hayward Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freeman 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 Freeman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Freeman Township?
$93,750 (±$18,120) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freeman Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freeman Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freeman Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Freeman 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 Freeman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freeman 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.