Jobs, income and commuting in Delafield Township, MN
Only 3% stay in Delafield Township for work; outside it, Jackson is the main destination (29%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 11% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. A typical one-way commute lasts 16 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Delafield Township
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 141 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Delafield Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.44 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Delafield Township work
Where Delafield Township clocks in
29% of workers
11% 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.
84% of the jobs in Delafield Township pay over $3,333 a month
144 jobs are based in Delafield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delafield Township, 2013 → 2023: 169 → 144. 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 Delafield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Delafield Township’s commute takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delafield Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 108 commuters (the 11% 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 Delafield Township
About 31% 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.
Work in the towns next to Delafield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delafield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delafield Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $112,917 |
| Wilder | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Great Bend Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Weimer Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Christiania Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Heron Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Lakeside Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilder, Great Bend Township, Weimer Township, Christiania Township, Heron Lake Township and Lakeside Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delafield 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 Delafield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delafield Township?
$112,917 (±$38,856) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delafield Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delafield Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delafield Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (29%, 14 mi), Windom (11%, 5 mi), Sioux Falls (5%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Delafield 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 Delafield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delafield 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.