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Jobs & commute in Warsaw Township

Most of Warsaw Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

A typical one-way commute lasts 36 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. There are 25 jobs in Warsaw Township; 313 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Warsaw Township for work; outside it, Cannon Falls is the main destination (8%, 8 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Jobs and commuting in Warsaw Township: the gist

Warsaw Township is a place people come home to

There are 25 jobs based in Warsaw Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Warsaw Township has about 310 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Warsaw Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 313 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Who works in Warsaw Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 313 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.

313live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
25work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night600
Workday310
600live here− 310head out to work+ 25come in to work= 310on a workday

About 310 people are in Warsaw Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

From Warsaw Township, about 36 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
275 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Warsaw Township36 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
16%

of Warsaw Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Warsaw Township gets to work
92%Drive alone
4%Carpool
4%Walk

Share of the 303 commuters (the 16% 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 map

Where Warsaw Township’s working residents head each day

DoonStorm LakeNew TrierDennisonCannon Falls: 24 residents work here (8%)Northfield: 16 residents work here (5%)Hastings: 10 residents work here (3%)BurnsvilleLakeville: 8 residents work here (3%)Bloomington: 8 residents work here (3%)Red WingForest LakeRosemount: 10 residents work here (3%)Eagan: 14 residents work here (4%)Rochester: 20 residents work here (6%)St. Paul: 13 residents work here (4%)Minneapolis: 11 residents work here (4%)Northfield TownshipHolden TownshipWarsaw TownshipStanton TownshipLeon TownshipCannon Falls TownshipCannon FallsRochesterNorthfieldEaganSt. PaulMinneapolisWarsaw Township
1
Cannon Falls8.2 mi away
8%24
2
Rochester36.8 mi away
6%20
3
Northfield10.3 mi away
5%16
4
Eagan29.3 mi away
4%14
5
St. Paul37.6 mi away
4%13
6
Minneapolis40.7 mi away
4%11
7
Hastings22.7 mi away
3%10
8
Rosemount23.4 mi away
3%10
9
Lakeville22.8 mi away
3%8
10
Bloomington33.4 mi away
3%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%179
The top trips

Where Warsaw 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.

The jobs

In Warsaw Township, 32% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Warsaw TownshipJobs Warsaw Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms32%31%
Trade, transport & utilities12%18%
Services: health, schools, offices56%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less40%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%16%
Over $3,333 a month28%71%

Who does it

29 or younger20%20%
30 to 5428%48%
55 and older52%32%
+39%

Jobs based in Warsaw Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 25. 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 Warsaw Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Warsaw Township

10 mi25 mi50 miCannon Falls: 8% · 8.2 miRochester: 6% · 36.8 miNorthfield: 5% · 10.3 miEagan: 4% · 29.3 miSt. Paul: 4% · 37.6 miMinneapolis: 4% · 40.7 miHastings: 3% · 22.7 miRosemount: 3% · 23.4 miLakeville: 3% · 22.8 miBloomington: 3% · 33.4 miCannon Falls 8%Rochester 6%Northfield 5%Eagan 4%St. Paul 4%Warsaw Township
Warsaw TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi49 residents
27%10–24 mi86 residents
47%25–50 mi147 residents
10%Over 50 mi31 residents

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.

Next door

How Warsaw Township compares with the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Stanton Township25 min
Northfield Township26 min
Dennison29 min
Holden Township29 min
Leon Township31 min
Warsaw Township36 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownWarsaw Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Warsaw Township–——36 min$137,500
Dennisonunder 3%——29 min—
Stanton Townshipunder 3%AB25 min$129,539
Holden Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Leon Townshipunder 3%——31 min—
Northfield Townshipunder 3%——26 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Dennison, Holden Township, Leon Township and Northfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Warsaw Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Warsaw Township: questions

What is the median household income in Warsaw Township?

$137,500 (±$34,398) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Warsaw Township?

2.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Warsaw Township?

36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Warsaw Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cannon Falls (8%, 8 mi), Rochester (6%, 37 mi), Northfield (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Warsaw 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 Warsaw Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Warsaw Township

Warsaw Township home →

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.