Most of Ward Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Ward Township; the top destination outside it is Long Prairie (14%, 13 miles). There are 9 jobs in Ward Township; 186 of its residents have a job. 5% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Ward Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 185 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Ward 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Ward Township’s residents
Where Ward Township clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
Ward Township works in goods: 56% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ward Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 9. 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 Ward Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ward Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ward Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 177 commuters (the 5% 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.
The commute from Ward Township, by distance
About 22% 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.
Ward Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ward Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $64,000 |
| Hartford Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Turtle Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Moran Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Eagle Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hartford Township, Turtle Creek Township, Moran Township and Eagle Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ward 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 Ward Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ward Township?
$64,000 (±$9,686) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ward Township?
7.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ward Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ward Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Long Prairie (14%, 13 mi), Browerville (11%, 5 mi), Little Falls (9%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ward Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ward Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ward 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.