With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Swan River Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Swan River Township itself; outside it, St. Cloud draws the most (17%, 28 miles). Employers in Swan River Township report 40 jobs; 320 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute from Swan River Township lasts 28 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Swan River Township at work: what stands out
Swan River Township is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Swan River Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Swan River Township has about 450 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Swan River Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Swan River Township is St. Cloud, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (53) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Swan River Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 320 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Swan River Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 318 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Swan River Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 in the region Swan River Township works
About 19% 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.
Swan River Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Swan River Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 13% 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.
Commuting out of Swan River Township: the destinations
Where Swan River Township clocks in
17% of workers
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 55% of Swan River Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Swan River Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 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 Swan River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Swan River Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Swan River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan River Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $76,625 |
| Sobieski | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Bellevue Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $113,958 |
| Pike Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Little Falls Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $108,333 |
| Swanville Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Two Rivers Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sobieski, Pike Creek Township, Swanville Township and Two Rivers Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Swan River 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 Swan River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Swan River Township?
$76,625 (±$9,000) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Swan River Township?
10.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Swan River Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Swan River Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (17%, 28 mi), Little Falls (13%, 8 mi), Upsala (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Swan River Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Swan River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Swan River 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.