Greenvale Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 107 jobs are based in Greenvale Township, against 350 working residents. Only 1% work in Greenvale Township itself; outside it, Northfield draws the most (31%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greenvale Township and work: the main findings
Where Greenvale Township goes to work
Where Greenvale Township clocks in
5% 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.
Greenvale Township by day and by night
On a workday 346 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Greenvale Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Greenvale Township makes things: 68% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenvale Township, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 107. 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 Greenvale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Greenvale Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenvale Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 308 commuters (the 19% 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.
The commute from Greenvale Township, by distance
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 is work for 34% of Greenvale Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenvale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenvale Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $106,815 |
| Northfield | 31% | B | A | 18 min | $84,895 |
| Waterford Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Bridgewater Township | under 3% | A | C− | 26 min | $121,000 |
| Webster Township | under 3% | A | C− | 27 min | $119,671 |
Same-state neighbors only. Waterford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Northfield. Darker towns draw more of Greenvale 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 Greenvale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greenvale Township?
$106,815 (±$19,846) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenvale Township?
3.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenvale Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenvale Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Northfield (31%, 5 mi), Dundas (5%, 6 mi), Minneapolis (5%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greenvale Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenvale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenvale 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.