Alexandria draws about half of Hudson Township’s working residents
12% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Hudson Township has 443 jobs, and 444 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Hudson Township in brief
Nearly half of Hudson Township works in Alexandria
206 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Alexandria, 5.5 miles away across the town line. That’s 23 times as many as work in Hudson Township itself. The commute map ↓
Hudson Township makes and builds things
52% of the jobs based in Hudson Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hudson Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. 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 444 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Hudson Township work
Where Hudson Township clocks in
46% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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.
Making and building: 52% of jobs based in Hudson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hudson Township, 2013 → 2023: 273 → 443. 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 Hudson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Hudson Township by day
On a workday 434 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 433 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Hudson Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hudson Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 456 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hudson 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.
Hudson Township and its neighbors: 46% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hudson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $103,125 |
| Orange Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Alexandria | 46% | C+ | A− | 18 min | $61,374 |
| Alexandria Township | under 2% | A− | C | 21 min | $93,864 |
| Leven Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lake Mary Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 19 min | $102,969 |
| Westport Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orange Township, Leven Township and Westport Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Alexandria. Darker towns draw more of Hudson 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 Hudson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hudson Township?
$103,125 (±$15,415) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hudson Township?
5.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hudson Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hudson Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Hudson Township without a car?
2% 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 Hudson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hudson 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.