Most of Rich Valley Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 27 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Rich Valley Township report 38 jobs, against 303 working residents. Hardly any work in Rich Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Glencoe (11%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rich Valley Township and work: the main findings
A workday in Rich Valley Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 303 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Rich Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Rich Valley Township’s working residents head each day
Where Rich Valley Township clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Rich Valley Township works in goods: 39% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rich Valley Township, 2014 → 2024: 33 → 38. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rich Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for Rich Valley Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rich Valley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 255 commuters (the 15% 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.
The distance from Rich Valley Township to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Rich Valley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rich Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Valley Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $95,833 |
| Glencoe Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hassan Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hale Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Bergen Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glencoe Township, Hassan Valley Township and Hale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Bergen Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rich 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 2024, 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 Rich Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rich Valley Township?
$95,833 (±$26,954) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rich Valley Township?
2.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rich Valley Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rich Valley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glencoe (11%, 6 mi), Waconia (9%, 20 mi), Hutchinson (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rich Valley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rich Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rich Valley Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.