Work & commute · Alpha

Work & commute in Alpha, MN

Most working residents leave Alpha for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (18%), Windom (11%) and Lakefield (9%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 44 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 44 Alpha residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Alpha.

44live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

12work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Alpha goes to work

Jackson5.9 mi away

18%8

Windom20.5 mi away

11%5

Lakefield15.2 mi away

9%4

Worthington36.4 mi away

7%3

North Mankato55.9 mi away

5%2

Fairmont20.4 mi away

5%2

Spirit Lake, IA19.5 mi away

2%1

Sheldon, IA58.1 mi away

2%1

Freeborn65.9 mi away

2%1

Dunnell7.2 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%16

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Alpha commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

28%

33%

30%

28%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Alpha is a commuter town

0.27jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.27 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Alpha are

12 jobs are based in Alpha. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Alpha’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Alpha

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)83%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Alpha residents hold

44 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−20%

Jobs based in Alpha, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 12. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.