With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Wabedo Township works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Wabedo Township; the top destination outside it is Walker (8%, 20 miles). There are 26 jobs in Wabedo Township, and 147 of its residents work somewhere. For 39% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Wabedo Township
On a workday 145 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Wabedo Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Wabedo Township: the destinations
Where Wabedo Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
In Wabedo Township, 62% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wabedo Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 26. 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 Wabedo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wabedo Township’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wabedo Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 commuters (the 39% 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.
How far Wabedo Township’s workers travel
About 40% 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 Wabedo Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wabedo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabedo Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $63,036 |
| Blind Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Woodrow Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Kego Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Trelipe Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blind Lake Township, Woodrow Township, Kego Township and Trelipe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wabedo 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 Wabedo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wabedo Township?
$63,036 (±$22,504) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wabedo Township?
16.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wabedo Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wabedo Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walker (8%, 20 mi), Shingobee Township (6%, 20 mi), Hackensack (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wabedo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wabedo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wabedo 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.