Haverhill Township’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
6.4% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.3% across Minnesota. For jobs and income Haverhill Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (C). The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Haverhill Township
More than half of Haverhill Township works in Rochester
682 working residents, 80%, have their main job in Rochester, 6.4 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Haverhill Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Haverhill Township residents work close to home
81% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Haverhill Township makes and builds things
78% of the jobs based in Haverhill Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Haverhill Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 10%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 855 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Haverhill Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($161,250, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.5%) is left out: Haverhill Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Haverhill Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
80% of working residents work in Rochester
Where Haverhill Township clocks in
80% of workers
2% of workers
1% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Haverhill Township
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.
In Haverhill Township, 78% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
342 jobs are based in Haverhill Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haverhill Township, 2013 → 2023: 234 → 342. 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 Haverhill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Haverhill Township
On a workday 852 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 339 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Haverhill Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.40 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.
Time on the road from Haverhill Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haverhill Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 642 commuters (the 20% 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.
Few in Haverhill Township walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 798 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Haverhill Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Haverhill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000, Haverhill Township ranks 413th of 6,308 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 10 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 36 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 411 | Califon NJ | 1,034 | $128K | 7.5% | 3.6% | <1% | A |
| 412 | Brooklyn WI | 1,547 | $109K | 5.8% | 3.3% | 1% | A |
| 413 | Haverhill Township MN | 1,473 | $161K | 6.4% | 2.5% | <1% | A |
| 414 | Durham Township PA | 1,086 | $116K | 6.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 415 | Uintah UT | 1,402 | $108K | 4.9% | 3.5% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Haverhill Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns next door employ 80% of Haverhill Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haverhill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverhill Township | – | A | C | 18 min | $161,250 |
| Rochester | 80% | B+ | A− | 17 min | $89,389 |
| Farmington Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Cascade Township | under 1% | A | B− | 18 min | $150,000 |
| Viola Township | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Marion Township | under 1% | A+ | C | 21 min | $116,797 |
Same-state neighbors only. Farmington Township and Viola Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rochester. Darker towns draw more of Haverhill 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 Haverhill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Haverhill Township?
$161,250 (±$23,546) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haverhill Township?
6.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haverhill Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haverhill Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (80%, 6 mi), Minneapolis (2%, 76 mi), St. Paul (1%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Haverhill Township walkable?
Haverhill Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Haverhill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haverhill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haverhill 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.