Hollandale has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
10% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%. Hollandale has 63 jobs; 138 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hollandale itself; outside it, Albert Lea draws the most (20%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Hollandale on a workday
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Hollandale on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Out of Hollandale to work: where people go
Where Hollandale 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.
Most jobs in Hollandale are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hollandale, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 63. 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 Hollandale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hollandale’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hollandale workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 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.
How far Hollandale’s workers travel
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.
Hollandale and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hollandale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollandale | – | — | — | 32 min | $64,375 |
| Riceland Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Geneva Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riceland Township and Geneva Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hollandale’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 Hollandale: questions
What is the median household income in Hollandale?
$64,375 (±$8,086) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hollandale?
13.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hollandale?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hollandale work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albert Lea (20%, 11 mi), Austin (15%, 13 mi), Owatonna (14%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hollandale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hollandale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hollandale
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.