Kathio Township draws more than half of Vineland’s working residents
A typical one-way commute lasts 6 minutes; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. 2% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Minnesota. More than half stay in Vineland for work; outside it, Kathio Township is the main destination (59%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Vineland and work: the main findings
Vineland fills up on a workday
Vineland has 1,673 jobs, 6.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,100 people are in town, 3 times the 670 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Vineland are quick
The average trip to work takes 6 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 130 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Vineland is services
100% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 0% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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 270 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Vineland
On a workday 115 residents head out to work, 155 work right here, and 1,518 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Vineland on a workday afternoon, 208% more than live here.
6.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 6 minutes each way for Vineland’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vineland workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 commuters (the 2% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Vineland
1,673 jobs are based in Vineland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vineland, 2013 → 2023: 1,067 → 1,673. 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 Vineland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Vineland
Where Vineland clocks in
7% of workers
2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Vineland
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.
The towns around Vineland
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vineland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vineland | – | — | — | 6 min | $53,375 |
| Roosevelt Township | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Richardson Township | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roosevelt Township and Richardson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vineland’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 Vineland: questions
What is the median household income in Vineland?
$53,375 (±$9,099) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vineland?
37.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vineland?
6 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vineland work?
57% work in town.
Can you get around Vineland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vineland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vineland
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.