Photo: Eric Friedebach · CC BY 3.0Jobs and the daily commute in Hassan Valley Township
241 jobs are based in Hassan Valley Township; 312 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Hassan Valley Township for work; outside it, Hutchinson is the main destination (36%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hassan Valley Township apart
Hassan Valley Township and Hutchinson trade workers both ways
Hutchinson is the top workplace for Hassan Valley Township residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Hassan Valley Township come from (37% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Hassan Valley Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Hassan Valley Township fell from 410 in 2014 to 241 in 2024, −41%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 312 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Hassan Valley Township’s residents
Where Hassan Valley Township clocks in
36% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
In Hassan Valley Township, 28% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hassan Valley Township, 2014 → 2024: 410 → 241. 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 Hassan Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Hassan Valley Township on a workday
On a workday 310 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 239 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Hassan Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
From Hassan Valley Township, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hassan Valley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 304 commuters (the 16% 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 Hassan Valley Township commutes less than 16 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.
39% of Hassan Valley Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hassan Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Valley Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $100,875 |
| Hutchinson | 36% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $72,836 |
| Rich Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Hutchinson Township | 3% | B+ | C | 24 min | $108,750 |
| Sumter Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rich Valley Township and Sumter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hutchinson. Darker towns draw more of Hassan Valley 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 Hassan Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hassan Valley Township?
$100,875 (±$16,725) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hassan Valley Township?
2.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hassan Valley Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hassan Valley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (36%, 4 mi), Glencoe (4%, 10 mi), Willmar (4%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hassan Valley 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 Hassan Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hassan Valley 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.