With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Vail Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Vail Township itself; outside it, Redwood Falls draws the most (27%, 14 miles). There are 6 jobs in Vail Township for 105 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 11% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Vail Township
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Vail Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 Vail Township: the destinations
Where Vail Township clocks in
27% of workers
9% 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 Vail Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vail Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 6. 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 Vail Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Vail Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vail Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 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.
Vail Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
Work in the towns next to Vail Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vail Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vail Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $86,250 |
| Waterbury Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| New Avon Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Granite Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Sheridan Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waterbury Township, New Avon Township, Granite Rock Township and Sheridan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vail 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 Vail Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vail Township?
$86,250 (±$19,018) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vail Township?
15.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vail Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vail Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redwood Falls (27%, 14 mi), Marshall (9%, 24 mi), Wabasso (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vail Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vail Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vail 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.