With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Geneva Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Geneva Township has 25 jobs; 169 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Geneva Township for work; outside it, Albert Lea is the main destination (18%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Geneva Township by day and by night
On a workday 168 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Geneva Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Geneva Township: the destinations
Where Geneva Township clocks in
15% of workers
14% 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.
Geneva Township makes things: 56% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Geneva Township, 2014 → 2024: 20 → 25. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Geneva Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Geneva Township spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Geneva Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 231 commuters (the 10% 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 Geneva Township commutes less than 18 miles
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Geneva Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Newry Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Geneva Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $78,125 |
| Bath Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Hollandale | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Newry Township | 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Riceland Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bath Township, Hollandale, Newry Township and Riceland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Geneva 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 2024, 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 Geneva Township: questions
What is the median household income in Geneva Township?
$78,125 (±$12,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Geneva Township?
3.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Geneva Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Geneva Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albert Lea (18%, 13 mi), Austin (15%, 15 mi), Owatonna (14%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Geneva 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 Geneva Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Geneva Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.