Rochester draws about half of Spring Valley Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Spring Valley Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (49%, 20 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Spring Valley Township has 32 jobs, against 274 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Spring Valley Township and work: the main findings
Nearly half of Spring Valley Township works in Rochester
133 working residents, 49%, have their main job in Rochester, 20 miles away. That’s far more as work in Spring Valley Township itself. The commute map ↓
Spring Valley Township is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Spring Valley Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Spring Valley Township has about 330 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 274 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Spring Valley Township work
Where Spring Valley Township clocks in
49% of workers
14% of workers
4% 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.
Spring Valley Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Spring Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 53% of the jobs in Spring Valley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 32. 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 Spring Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Spring Valley Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Valley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 222 commuters (the 14% 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 Spring Valley Township
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.
Spring Valley Township and its neighbors: 14% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $92,000 |
| Spring Valley | 14% | C+ | A | 25 min | $66,339 |
| Fillmore Township | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Sumner Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Frankford Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Bloomfield Township | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fillmore Township, Sumner Township, Frankford Township and Bloomfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Spring Valley. Darker towns draw more of Spring 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 Spring Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Valley Township?
$92,000 (±$17,957) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Valley Township?
4.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Valley Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Valley Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (49%, 20 mi), Spring Valley (14%, 3 mi), Preston (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring 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 Spring Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring 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.