Gennessee Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Home is the office for 11% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Only 2% work in Gennessee Township itself; outside it, Willmar draws the most (32%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Gennessee Township
On a workday 188 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 108 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Gennessee Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.58 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 Gennessee Township: the destinations
Where Gennessee Township clocks in
32% of workers
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.
Goods, not services: 71% of the jobs in Gennessee Township
112 jobs are based in Gennessee Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gennessee Township, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 112. 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 Gennessee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Gennessee Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gennessee Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 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.
The distance from Gennessee Township to work
About 19% 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.
The towns around Gennessee Township
The biggest share goes to Atwater (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gennessee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gennessee Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $96,563 |
| Atwater | 7% | B− | B− | 22 min | $71,042 |
| Kandiyohi Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Lake Elizabeth Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Acton Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kandiyohi Township, Lake Elizabeth Township, Acton Township and Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gennessee 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 Gennessee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gennessee Township?
$96,563 (±$14,200) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gennessee Township?
1.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gennessee Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gennessee Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (32%, 12 mi), Atwater (7%, 3 mi), Litchfield (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gennessee 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 Gennessee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gennessee 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.