Most of Walcott Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Walcott Township report 50 jobs; 498 of its residents have a job. 10% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Walcott Township, in brief
Walcott Township is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Walcott Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Walcott Township has about 520 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Walcott Township and Faribault trade workers both ways
Faribault is the top workplace for Walcott Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Walcott Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Walcott Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 498 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Walcott Township by day
On a workday 494 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Walcott Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
27% of working residents work in Faribault
Where Walcott Township clocks in
27% of workers
8% 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.
How long Walcott Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walcott Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 527 commuters (the 10% 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.
68% of the jobs in Walcott Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walcott Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 50. 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 Walcott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Walcott Township
About 15% 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.
Walcott Township and its neighbors: 27% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walcott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walcott Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $96,964 |
| Faribault | 27% | C | A− | 19 min | $61,449 |
| Cannon City Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $101,667 |
| Warsaw Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $91,111 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Medford Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township and Medford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Faribault. Darker towns draw more of Walcott 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 Walcott Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walcott Township?
$96,964 (±$33,620) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walcott Township?
4.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walcott Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walcott Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Faribault (27%, 6 mi), Northfield (12%, 15 mi), Owatonna (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walcott 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 Walcott Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walcott 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.