With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Colfax Township works elsewhere
Colfax Township has 49 jobs, and 290 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Colfax Township itself; outside it, Willmar draws the most (27%, 17 miles). The average commute takes 29 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Colfax Township at work: what stands out
Colfax Township and Willmar trade workers both ways
Willmar is the top workplace for Colfax Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Colfax Township come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Colfax Township is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Colfax Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Colfax Township has about 380 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Colfax Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 290 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Colfax Township: the destinations
Where Colfax Township clocks in
27% of workers
8% 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.
A workday in Colfax Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 290 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Colfax Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Getting to work from Colfax Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colfax Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 commuters (the 15% 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.
Goods, not services: 82% of the jobs in Colfax Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colfax Township, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 49. 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 Colfax Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Colfax Township to work
About 23% 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.
How Colfax Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Crow River Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $80,536 |
| Burbank Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Crow Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lake Andrew Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Norway Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Crow River Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burbank Township, Crow Lake Township, Lake Andrew Township, Norway Lake Township and Crow River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colfax 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 Colfax Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colfax Township?
$80,536 (±$33,805) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colfax Township?
17.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colfax Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colfax Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (27%, 17 mi), New London (8%, 8 mi), Belgrade (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Colfax 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 Colfax Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colfax 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.