Work means Windom for about two in five of Dale Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 33 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 31% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Only 1% work in Dale Township itself; outside it, Windom draws the most (42%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dale Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Dale Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.57 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Dale Township: the destinations
Where Dale Township clocks in
42% of workers
9% 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.
Dale Township is a services town
38 jobs are based in Dale Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dale Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 38. 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 Dale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Dale Township’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dale Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 31% 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.
Dale Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
Dale Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Great Bend Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $108,750 |
| Great Bend Township | 7% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Amboy Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Carson Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Amo Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Great Bend Township, Amboy Township, Carson Township and Amo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dale 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 Dale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dale Township?
$108,750 (±$45,790) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dale Township?
9.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dale Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dale Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Dale Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dale 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.