Holden Lutheran Church Parsonage · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Wanamingo Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Wanamingo Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (11%, 28 miles). Wanamingo Township has 46 jobs, against 186 working residents. Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; the Minnesota average is 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Wanamingo Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 186 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Wanamingo Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Wanamingo Township commutes to
Where Wanamingo Township clocks in
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 85% of work in Wanamingo Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wanamingo Township, 2014 → 2024: 81 → 46. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wanamingo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Wanamingo Township, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wanamingo Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 13% 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.
Wanamingo Township’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Wanamingo Township
The biggest share goes to Wanamingo (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wanamingo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanamingo Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $86,034 |
| Holden Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Minneola Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Cherry Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Wanamingo | 2% | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $71,731 |
| Leon Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Holden Township, Minneola Township, Cherry Grove Township and Leon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wanamingo 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 2024, 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 Wanamingo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wanamingo Township?
$86,034 (±$2,534) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wanamingo Township?
6.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wanamingo Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wanamingo Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (11%, 28 mi), Faribault (10%, 21 mi), Kenyon (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wanamingo 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 Wanamingo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wanamingo Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.