Most of Rheiderland Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Rheiderland Township has 37 jobs for 155 working residents. Hardly any work in Rheiderland Township; the top destination outside it is Willmar (25%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Rheiderland Township
On a workday 155 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Rheiderland Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Rheiderland Township’s working residents head each day
Where Rheiderland Township clocks in
25% of workers
14% 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.
100% of the jobs in Rheiderland Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rheiderland Township, 2014 → 2024: 21 → 37. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rheiderland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 16 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rheiderland Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 19% 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 Rheiderland Township to work
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door is work for 21% of Rheiderland Township
The biggest share goes to Clara City (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rheiderland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheiderland Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $99,375 |
| Clara City | 14% | C | C+ | 15 min | $63,636 |
| Lone Tree Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Stoneham Township | 5% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Holland Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Ericson Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lone Tree Township, Stoneham Township, Holland Township and Ericson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rheiderland 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 2024, 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 Rheiderland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rheiderland Township?
$99,375 (±$28,471) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rheiderland Township?
1.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rheiderland Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rheiderland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (25%, 18 mi), Clara City (14%, 4 mi), Montevideo (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rheiderland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rheiderland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rheiderland Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.