Work and commuting in Walters
Hardly any work in Walters itself; outside it, Blue Earth draws the most (35%, 22 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%). The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Walters
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Walters on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 people from Walters work
Where Walters clocks in
Lines 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.
Getting to work from Walters takes 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 Walters workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 commuters (the 0% 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 Walters commutes less than 22 miles
About 29% 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.
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 Walters: questions
What is the median household income in Walters?
$38,125 (±$23,918) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walters?
33.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walters?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walters work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Earth (35%, 22 mi), Seely Township (12%, 9 mi), Kiester (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walters without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 27% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walters, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walters
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.