Vasa Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 9% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Vasa Township report 166 jobs; 427 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Vasa Township itself; outside it, Red Wing draws the most (21%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Vasa Township, in brief
Vasa Township and Red Wing trade workers both ways
Red Wing is the top workplace for Vasa Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Vasa Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Vasa Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 427 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Vasa Township ends
Where Vasa Township clocks in
12% 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.
Getting to work from Vasa Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vasa Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 447 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.
Vasa Township by day and by night
On a workday 420 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Vasa Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Jobs in Vasa Township: what the 166 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vasa Township, 2013 → 2023: 85 → 166. 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 Vasa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Vasa Township works
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.
Around Vasa Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vasa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasa Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $106,250 |
| Welch Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Cannon Falls Township | under 2% | B | B− | 25 min | $97,950 |
| Featherstone Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Belle Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Douglas Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Welch Township, Featherstone Township, Belle Creek Township and Douglas Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vasa 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 Vasa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vasa Township?
$106,250 (±$15,779) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vasa Township?
7.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vasa Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vasa Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Wing (21%, 8 mi), Rochester (12%, 36 mi), Cannon Falls (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vasa Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vasa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vasa 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.