Dammon Round Barn · Photo: Elkman · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Wacouta Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 21% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Wacouta Township has 47 jobs; 148 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Wacouta Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 148 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Wacouta Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
22% of working residents work in Red Wing
Where Wacouta Township clocks in
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 32% of the jobs in Wacouta Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wacouta Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 47. 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 Wacouta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Wacouta Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wacouta Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 130 commuters (the 21% 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 Wacouta Township’s workers travel
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 22% of Wacouta Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wacouta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacouta Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $98,750 |
| Red Wing | 22% | C | B+ | 20 min | $67,192 |
| Hay Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Florence Township | under 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $109,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hay Creek Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Red Wing. Darker towns draw more of Wacouta 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 Wacouta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wacouta Township?
$98,750 (±$24,879) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wacouta Township?
7.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wacouta Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wacouta Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Wing (22%, 10 mi), Lake City (19%, 10 mi), Rochester (11%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wacouta Township without a car?
2% 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 Wacouta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wacouta 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.