Most of Swanville Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26. Swanville Township has 32 jobs, against 250 working residents. Hardly any stay in Swanville Township for work; outside it, Little Falls is the main destination (17%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Swanville Township
Swanville Township is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Swanville Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Swanville Township has about 300 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Swanville Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 250 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Swanville Township
On a workday 250 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Swanville Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Time on the road from Swanville 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 Swanville Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 274 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.
The towns that employ Swanville Township’s residents
Where Swanville Township clocks in
17% of workers
15% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 66% of the jobs in Swanville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Swanville Township, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Swanville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Swanville Township to work
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Swanville Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Swanville (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Swanville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanville Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $75,625 |
| Burnhamville Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Elmdale Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 34 min | $80,833 |
| Swanville | 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Swan River Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Culdrum Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Grey Eagle Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burnhamville Township, Swanville, Swan River Township, Culdrum Township and Grey Eagle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Swanville 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 Swanville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Swanville Township?
$75,625 (±$29,075) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Swanville Township?
11.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Swanville Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Swanville Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Falls (17%, 12 mi), St. Cloud (15%, 32 mi), Upsala (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Swanville Township without a car?
0% 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 Swanville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Swanville 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.