Most of Leaf Valley Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 24 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Leaf Valley Township has 33 jobs, and 181 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Leaf Valley Township for work; outside it, Alexandria is the main destination (36%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Leaf Valley Township
On a workday 181 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Leaf Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where Leaf Valley Township’s working residents head each day
Where Leaf Valley Township clocks in
36% 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.
In Leaf Valley Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leaf Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 33. 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 Leaf Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Leaf Valley Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leaf Valley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 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.
How many miles Leaf Valley Township commutes
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.
Next door to Leaf Valley Township
The biggest share goes to Miltona Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leaf Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf Valley Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $103,750 |
| Miltona Township | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Ida Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 21 min | $103,250 |
| Effington Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Millerville Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Miltona Township, Effington Township and Millerville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leaf 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 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 Leaf Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leaf Valley Township?
$103,750 (±$18,548) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leaf Valley Township?
6.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leaf Valley Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leaf Valley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (36%, 14 mi), Parkers Prairie (3%, 8 mi), Long Prairie (3%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leaf Valley Township without a car?
0% 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 Leaf Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leaf Valley 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.