Work and commuting in Walter Township
Hardly any stay in Walter Township for work; outside it, Ortonville is the main destination (16%, 13 miles). 7% of workers work from home; Minnesota has 18%. Working residents average 19 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Walter Township by day and by night
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.73 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Walter Township’s working residents head each day
Where Walter Township clocks in
16% 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.
Walter Township works in goods: 75% of its jobs
32 jobs are based in Walter Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walter Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 32. 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 Walter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes each way for Walter Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walter Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 7% 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.
Half of Walter Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 32% 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 Walter Township
The biggest share goes to Nassau (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $96,250 |
| Nassau | 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Yellow Bank Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Augusta Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nassau, Yellow Bank Township, Perry Township and Augusta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walter 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 Walter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walter Township?
$96,250 (±$29,107) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walter Township?
17.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walter Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walter Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ortonville (16%, 13 mi), Madison (9%, 12 mi), Nassau (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walter Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walter 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.