Jobs, income and commuting in Swanville, MN
Only 6% work in Swanville itself; outside it, St. Cloud draws the most (16%, 35 miles). Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 156 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Swanville’s residents
Where Swanville clocks in
16% of workers
9% of workers
3% 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.
What work there is in Swanville: 146 jobs
146 jobs are based in Swanville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Swanville, 2014 → 2024: 79 → 146. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Swanville: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Swanville workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 142 commuters (the 1% 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.
Miles to work from Swanville
About 22% 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.
Next door to Swanville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Swanville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanville | – | — | — | 28 min | $61,250 |
| Burnhamville Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Swanville Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burnhamville Township and Swanville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Swanville’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: questions
What is the median household income in Swanville?
$61,250 (±$18,077) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Swanville?
12.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Swanville?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Swanville work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (16%, 35 mi), Little Falls (9%, 14 mi), Albany (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Swanville 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 Swanville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Swanville
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.