With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Walls Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 28% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. There are 4 jobs in Walls Township, against 11 working residents. Hardly any work in Walls Township; the top destination outside it is Browns Valley (27%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Walls Township by day and by night
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Walls Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 Walls Township: the destinations
Where Walls Township clocks in
27% of workers
9% 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 jobs make up 50% of work in Walls Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walls Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 4. 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 Walls Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Walls Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walls Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 28% 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 Walls Township’s workers travel
About 45% 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.
Walls Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walls Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walls Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $130,417 |
| Windsor Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Parnell Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Croke Township | under 10% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Windsor Township, Parnell Township and Croke Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walls 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 Walls Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walls Township?
$130,417 (±$102,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walls Township?
9.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walls Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walls Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Browns Valley (27%, 15 mi), Wheaton (18%, 7 mi), Barrett (9%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walls Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walls Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walls 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.