Dewald Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 31 jobs in Dewald Township, and 101 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Dewald Township itself; outside it, Worthington draws the most (42%, 8 miles). 8% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Dewald Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Dewald Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where Dewald Township goes to work
Where Dewald Township clocks in
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Dewald Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dewald Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 31. 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 Dewald Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes to work from Dewald Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dewald Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 85 commuters (the 8% 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.
Dewald Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 Dewald Township
The biggest share goes to Worthington Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dewald Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewald Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $81,875 |
| Worthington Township | 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Olney Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Ransom Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Summit Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Worthington Township, Olney Township, Ransom Township and Summit Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dewald 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 Dewald Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dewald Township?
$81,875 (±$25,685) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dewald Township?
19.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dewald Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dewald Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Worthington (42%, 8 mi), Sioux Falls (8%, 49 mi), Brewster (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dewald Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dewald Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dewald 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.