Walden Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Walden Township has 14 jobs, and 70 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Walden Township itself; outside it, Morris draws the most (17%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Walden Township
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Walden Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where the trip to work from Walden Township ends
Where Walden Township clocks in
17% of workers
14% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Walden Township: what the 14 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walden Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 14. 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 Walden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Walden Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walden Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 14% 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 many miles Walden Township commutes
About 17% 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.
Walden Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walden Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $69,875 |
| New Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hoff Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Blue Mounds Township | under 3% | — | — | 62 min | — |
| Hodges Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Prairie Township, Hoff Township, Blue Mounds Township and Hodges Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walden 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 Walden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walden Township?
$69,875 (±$26,753) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walden Township?
1.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walden Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris (17%, 11 mi), Glenwood (14%, 17 mi), Benson (10%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walden 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.