With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Roseland Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Roseland Township itself; outside it, Willmar draws the most (35%, 13 miles). Roseland Township has 65 jobs for 171 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Roseland Township on a workday
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Roseland Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Commuting out of Roseland Township: the destinations
Where Roseland Township clocks in
35% of workers
11% of workers
4% 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 97% of work in Roseland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roseland Township, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 65. 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 Roseland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Roseland Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roseland Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 9% 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.
Miles to work from Roseland Township
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 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 Roseland Township
The biggest share goes to Holland Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roseland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseland Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $84,688 |
| Holland Township | 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lake Lillian Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Winfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Whitefield Township | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holland Township, Lake Lillian Township, Winfield Township and Whitefield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roseland 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 Roseland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Roseland Township?
$84,688 (±$5,222) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roseland Township?
2.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roseland Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roseland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (35%, 13 mi), Prinsburg (11%, 6 mi), Edina (4%, 84 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roseland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roseland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roseland 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.