With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Highwater Township works elsewhere
17 jobs are based in Highwater Township; 55 of its residents have a job. Only 5% work in Highwater Township itself; outside it, Westbrook draws the most (18%, 10 miles). 46% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Highwater Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Highwater Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The places Highwater Township commutes to
Where Highwater Township clocks in
18% of workers
15% 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 jobs make up 76% of work in Highwater Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Highwater Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 17. 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 Highwater Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Highwater Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Highwater Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 47% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Highwater Township
About 20% 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.
How Highwater Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Germantown Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Highwater Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highwater Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $76,875 |
| Ann Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Lamberton Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Storden Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Germantown Township | 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ann Township, Lamberton Township, Storden Township and Germantown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Highwater 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 Highwater Township: questions
What is the median household income in Highwater Township?
$76,875 (±$57,256) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Highwater Township?
12.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Highwater Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 46% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Highwater Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westbrook (18%, 10 mi), Windom (15%, 20 mi), Lamberton (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Highwater 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 Highwater Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Highwater 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.