Most of Melville Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in Melville Township for work; outside it, Olivia is the main destination (12%, 9 miles). There are 15 jobs in Melville Township, against 83 working residents. Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Melville Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Melville Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The towns that employ Melville Township’s residents
Where Melville Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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 Melville Township, 33% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Melville Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 15. 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 Melville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Melville Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Melville Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 18% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Melville Township
About 28% 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 Melville Township
The biggest share goes to Bird Island Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Melville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melville Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $65,000 |
| Palmyra Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Hector Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Osceola Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Bird Island Township | 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Palmyra Township, Hector Township, Osceola Township and Bird Island Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Melville 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 Melville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Melville Township?
$65,000 (±$43,728) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Melville Township?
12.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Melville Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Melville Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olivia (12%, 9 mi), Willmar (10%, 28 mi), Bird Island (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Melville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Melville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Melville 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.