Drake, Edwin S., Farmhouse · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bridgewater Township works elsewhere
Measured by household income, Bridgewater Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns. Bridgewater Township has 113 jobs; 884 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Bridgewater Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bridgewater Township and work: the main findings
Bridgewater Township is a place people come home to
There are 113 jobs based in Bridgewater Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bridgewater Township has about 1,100 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bridgewater Township and Northfield trade workers both ways
Northfield is the top workplace for Bridgewater Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Bridgewater Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 884 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Bridgewater Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income is its strongest input ($121,000, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.9%) is left out: Bridgewater Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bridgewater Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Bridgewater Township by day and by night
On a workday 878 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Bridgewater 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 2023, primary jobs.
29% of working residents work in Northfield
Where Bridgewater Township clocks in
8% 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.
Bridgewater Township makes things: 45% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bridgewater Township, 2013 → 2023: 204 → 113. 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 Bridgewater Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bridgewater Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 722 commuters (the 20% 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.
How far Bridgewater Township goes to work
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.
Getting around Bridgewater Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 908 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.4% of Bridgewater Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bridgewater Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bridgewater Township is 296th of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 294 | Redington Shores FL | 2,118 | $106K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 3% | A |
| 295 | Jefferson Township IN | 1,541 | $122K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 6% | A |
| 296 | Bridgewater Township MN | 1,836 | $121K | 4.5% | 2.9% | 1% | A |
| 297 | Point of Rocks MD | 2,462 | $160K | 1.5% | 4.0% | 1% | A |
| 298 | Greenville IN | 1,452 | $135K | 5.6% | 4.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bridgewater Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Bridgewater Township and its neighbors: 31% work next door
The biggest share goes to Northfield (29%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bridgewater Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Township | – | A | C− | 26 min | $121,000 |
| Northfield | 29% | B | A | 18 min | $84,895 |
| Dundas | 2% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $116,310 |
| Forest Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 30 min | $125,938 |
| Northfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Greenvale Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Cannon City Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $101,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Northfield Township and Greenvale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bridgewater Township?
$121,000 (±$18,167) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bridgewater Township?
4.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bridgewater Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bridgewater Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Northfield (29%, 4 mi), Faribault (8%, 9 mi), St. Paul (4%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bridgewater Township walkable?
Bridgewater Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bridgewater Township 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 Bridgewater Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bridgewater 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.