Harvey Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 1% work in Harvey Township itself; outside it, Litchfield draws the most (21%, 6 miles). There are 58 jobs in Harvey Township for 146 working residents. Home is the office for 12% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Harvey Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Harvey Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Where people from Harvey Township work
Where Harvey Township clocks in
11% 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.
Harvey Township works in goods: 45% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harvey Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 58. 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 Harvey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Harvey Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harvey Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 230 commuters (the 12% 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 Harvey Township
About 21% 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.
Harvey Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Litchfield Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harvey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $91,875 |
| Forest City Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Manannah Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Litchfield Township | 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Swede Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Forest City Township, Manannah Township, Litchfield Township and Swede Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harvey 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 Harvey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harvey Township?
$91,875 (±$21,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harvey Township?
7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harvey Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harvey Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Litchfield (21%, 6 mi), Hutchinson (11%, 24 mi), Paynesville (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harvey 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 Harvey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harvey 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.