Waukenabo Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Waukenabo Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Rapids (22%, 36 miles). 7 jobs are based in Waukenabo Township; 117 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 49 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Waukenabo Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 116 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Waukenabo Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Waukenabo Township goes to work
Where Waukenabo Township clocks in
22% of workers
14% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 71% of the jobs in Waukenabo Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waukenabo Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 7. 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 Waukenabo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 49 minutes each way for Waukenabo Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waukenabo Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 134 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Waukenabo Township
About 29% 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.
The towns around Waukenabo Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waukenabo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukenabo Township | – | — | — | 49 min | $73,625 |
| Morrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | 49 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morrison Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waukenabo 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 Waukenabo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waukenabo Township?
$73,625 (±$15,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waukenabo Township?
7.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waukenabo Township?
49 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waukenabo Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (22%, 36 mi), Aitkin (14%, 14 mi), Hill City (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waukenabo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waukenabo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waukenabo 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.