For more than half of its working residents, Goodview is a commute to Winona
Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Goodview grades B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Commuters spend 13 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Goodview apart
Goodview makes and builds things
82% of the jobs based in Goodview are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Goodview residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
More than half of Goodview works in Winona
1,268 working residents, 60%, have their main job in Winona, 2.6 miles away across the town line. That’s 8 times as many as work in Goodview itself. The commute map ↓
Goodview trades workers with the towns around it
Goodview has about as many jobs (2,262) as working residents (2,131), but they are mostly different people: 1,966 residents leave for work each day while 2,097 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Goodview are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Goodview are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Goodview residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
The four measures behind Goodview’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Goodview is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #152 of 273 in Minnesota. Unemployment holds Goodview’s grade up (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 45% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Goodview could be anywhere from C+ to A.
82% of the jobs in Goodview make or build things
2,262 jobs are based in Goodview.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goodview, 2013 → 2023: 2,285 → 2,262. 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 Goodview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Goodview to work: where people go
Where Goodview clocks in
60% of workers
7% of workers
2% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Goodview
On a workday 1,966 residents head out to work, 165 work right here, and 2,097 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.06 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.
The daily trip from Goodview: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goodview workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,147 commuters (the 6% 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.
Goodview’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.
In Goodview, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Goodview is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #131 of 273 in Minnesota. Both inputs place Goodview near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,289 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 30% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.5% of Goodview households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Goodview’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Goodview ranks: 1,263rd of 4,112 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 16 | Elko New Market MN | 5,300 | $152K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,261 | China ME | 4,636 | $96K | 6.0% | 2.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,262 | Salem Township OH | 5,210 | $62K | 4.2% | 1.4% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,263 | Goodview MN | 4,122 | $75K | 5.9% | 2.1% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,264 | Maybrook NY | 3,212 | $72K | 6.1% | 3.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,265 | Cohoctah Township MI | 3,185 | $86K | 5.4% | 3.5% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Goodview, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Goodview and its neighbors: 60% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goodview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodview | – | B+ | B+ | 13 min | $74,712 |
| Rollingstone Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Winona | 60% | C+ | A | 14 min | $56,337 |
| Minnesota City | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rollingstone Township and Minnesota City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Winona. Darker towns draw more of Goodview’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 Goodview: questions
What is the median household income in Goodview?
$74,712 (±$12,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goodview?
5.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goodview?
13 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goodview work?
8% work in town.
Is Goodview walkable?
Goodview is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Goodview without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goodview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goodview
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.