Most of Wanger Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Wanger Township for work; outside it, Stephen is the main destination (13%, 8 miles). 1 jobs are based in Wanger Township; 31 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 50% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Wanger Township
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Wanger Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 Wanger Township’s working residents head each day
Where Wanger Township 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Wanger Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wanger Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 1. 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 Wanger Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wanger Township
of Wanger Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 commuters (the 50% 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 many miles Wanger Township commutes
About 26% 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.
Bordering towns draw 10% of Wanger Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wanger Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanger Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Wright Township | under 4% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Tamarac Township | 10% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Augsburg Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wright Township, Tamarac Township and Augsburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tamarac Township. Darker towns draw more of Wanger 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 Wanger Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wanger Township?
7.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wanger Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stephen (13%, 8 mi), Warren (13%, 15 mi), Tamarac Township (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wanger 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 Wanger Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wanger 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.