Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Chippewa Falls Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
7% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. There are 7 jobs in Chippewa Falls Township; 95 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Chippewa Falls Township itself; outside it, Glenwood draws the most (20%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Chippewa Falls Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Chippewa Falls Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
The towns that employ Chippewa Falls Township’s residents
Where Chippewa Falls Township clocks in
20% of workers
19% of workers
6% 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.
In Chippewa Falls Township, 71% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chippewa Falls Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 7. 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 Chippewa Falls Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Chippewa Falls Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chippewa Falls Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 131 commuters (the 7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Chippewa Falls Township
About 15% 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.
Next door to Chippewa Falls Township
The biggest share goes to Glenwood Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chippewa Falls Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Falls Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $98,125 |
| Sedan | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Bangor Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Glenwood Township | 6% | B− | B− | 22 min | $87,448 |
| Barsness Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Gilchrist Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sedan, Bangor Township, Barsness Township and Gilchrist Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chippewa Falls 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 Chippewa Falls Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chippewa Falls Township?
$98,125 (±$21,668) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chippewa Falls Township?
8.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chippewa Falls Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chippewa Falls Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glenwood (20%, 9 mi), Alexandria (19%, 23 mi), Villard (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chippewa Falls Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chippewa Falls Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chippewa Falls 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.