With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Spalding Township works elsewhere
Employers in Spalding Township report 40 jobs for 128 working residents. Only 7% work in Spalding Township itself; outside it, McGregor draws the most (18%, 5 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Spalding Township
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Spalding Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting out of Spalding Township: the destinations
Where Spalding Township clocks in
18% of workers
5% 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.
70% of the jobs in Spalding Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spalding Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 40. 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 Spalding Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Spalding Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spalding Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 20% 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 Spalding Township commutes
About 34% 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.
Around Spalding Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spalding Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $58,125 |
| Salo Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Rice River Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| McGregor Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Salo Township, Rice River Township and McGregor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spalding 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 Spalding Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spalding Township?
$58,125 (±$19,192) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spalding Township?
17.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spalding Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spalding Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McGregor (18%, 5 mi), Kathio Township (9%, 34 mi), Hinckley (5%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spalding Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spalding Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spalding 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.