Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainWaterford Township draws 558 commuters a day, with 2.5 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. There are 562 jobs in Waterford Township, against 227 working residents. 14% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Waterford Township apart on work
Waterford Township is where the jobs are
Waterford Township has 562 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 850 people are in town, 65% more than the 520 who live here. Day and night ↓
Waterford Township and Northfield trade workers both ways
Northfield is the top workplace for Waterford Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Waterford Township come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Waterford Township makes and builds things
55% of the jobs based in Waterford Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Waterford Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 227 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Waterford Township by day
On a workday 223 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 850 people are in Waterford Township on a workday afternoon, 65% more 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.
Who travels to work in Waterford Township, and from where
Where Waterford Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
Waterford Township works in goods: 55% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waterford Township, 2014 → 2024: 785 → 562. 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 Waterford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Waterford Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waterford Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 234 commuters (the 14% 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.
Half of Waterford Township commutes less than 13 miles
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.
33% of Waterford Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waterford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $86,250 |
| Northfield | 33% | B | A | 18 min | $84,895 |
| Greenvale Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Northfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Sciota Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenvale Township, Northfield Township and Sciota Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Northfield. Darker towns draw more of Waterford 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 Waterford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waterford Township?
$86,250 (±$26,817) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waterford Township?
10.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waterford Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waterford Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Northfield (33%, 5 mi), Minneapolis (9%, 32 mi), St. Paul (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Waterford 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 Waterford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waterford 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.