For about half of its working residents, Holmes City Township is a commute to Alexandria
Only 1% work in Holmes City Township itself; outside it, Alexandria draws the most (46%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 86 jobs are based in Holmes City Township for 360 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Holmes City Township, in brief
Nearly half of Holmes City Township works in Alexandria
165 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Alexandria, 9.7 miles away. That’s 46 times as many as work in Holmes City Township itself. The commute map ↓
Holmes City Township is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Holmes City Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Holmes City Township has about 540 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Holmes City Township averages 26 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (17 to 23 minutes). Next door ↓
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 360 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Holmes City Township ends
Where Holmes City Township clocks in
46% 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.
Who works in Holmes City Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 356 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Holmes City Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.24 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.
74% of the jobs in Holmes City Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Holmes City Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 86. 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 Holmes City Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Holmes City Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Holmes City Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 243 commuters (the 23% 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 it is to work from Holmes City Township
About 19% 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.
Holmes City Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holmes City Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes City Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $81,250 |
| Lake Mary Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 19 min | $102,969 |
| Moe Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Ben Wade Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Solem Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moe Township, Ben Wade Township and Solem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Holmes City 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 Holmes City Township: questions
What is the median household income in Holmes City Township?
$81,250 (±$10,682) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Holmes City Township?
5.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Holmes City Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Holmes City Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Holmes City 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 Holmes City Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holmes City 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.