Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Villard has 3.2 jobs for every working resident: 314 people commute in to work
There are 317 jobs in Villard, and 98 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Villard itself; outside it, Glenwood draws the most (24%, 7 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, about the same as across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Villard: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 95 residents head out to work and 3 work right here.
About 450 people are in Villard on a workday afternoon, 96% more 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.
The daily trip into Villard
Where Villard clocks in
24% of workers
13% 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.
Villard makes things: 81% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Villard, 2013 → 2023: 243 → 317. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Villard: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Villard workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 15% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Villard
About 19% 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.
Villard and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Villard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard | – | — | — | 23 min | $56,000 |
| Leven Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Westport Township | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leven Township and Westport Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Westport Township. Darker towns draw more of Villard’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: questions
What is the median household income in Villard?
$56,000 (±$14,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Villard?
15.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Villard?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Villard work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glenwood (24%, 7 mi), Alexandria (13%, 12 mi), Willmar (4%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Villard 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 Villard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Villard
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.