Villard Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
24% of workers work from home (Minnesota 18%). There are 70 jobs in Villard Township; 269 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Villard Township for work; outside it, Staples is the main destination (23%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Villard Township, in brief
Villard Township and Staples trade workers both ways
Staples is the top workplace for Villard Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Villard Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Villard Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Villard Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Villard Township has about 490 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 269 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Villard Township goes to work
Where Villard Township clocks in
23% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Villard Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Villard Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
In Villard Township, 66% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Villard Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 70. 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 Villard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Villard Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Villard Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 219 commuters (the 24% 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 Villard 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.
Bordering towns draw 29% of Villard Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Villard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $77,500 |
| Becker Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Staples Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Fawn Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Motley | 6% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Staples | 23% | D | A− | 22 min | $52,071 |
| Motley Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Moran Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Becker Township, Staples Township, Fawn Lake Township, Motley, Motley Township and Moran Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Staples. Darker towns draw more of Villard 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 Villard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Villard Township?
$77,500 (±$30,513) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Villard Township?
14.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Villard Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Villard Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Staples (23%, 5 mi), Wadena (8%, 20 mi), Motley (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Villard Township without a car?
1% 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 Villard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Villard 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.