Walworth Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Walworth Township has 5 jobs, and 48 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Walworth Township itself; outside it, Detroit Lakes draws the most (19%, 25 miles). Home is the office for 44% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Walworth Township
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 60 people are in Walworth Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 people from Walworth Township work
Where Walworth Township clocks in
19% of workers
13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Walworth Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walworth Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 Walworth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Walworth Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walworth Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 44% 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 it is to work from Walworth Township
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.
Work in the towns next to Walworth Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walworth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walworth Township | – | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Flom Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Ulen Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Atlanta Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Popple Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Home Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Creek Township, Flom Township, Ulen Township, Atlanta Township, Popple Grove Township and Home Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walworth 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 Walworth Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Walworth Township?
7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walworth Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 44% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walworth Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Detroit Lakes (19%, 25 mi), Fargo (13%, 38 mi), Moorhead (10%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walworth 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 Walworth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walworth 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.