Work and commuting in Waukon Township
Working residents average 20 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Only 2% stay in Waukon Township for work; outside it, Twin Valley is the main destination (13%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Waukon Township on a workday
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77 people are in Waukon Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.71 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Waukon Township ends
Where Waukon Township clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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: 97% of the jobs in Waukon Township
32 jobs are based in Waukon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waukon Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 32. 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 Waukon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Waukon Township, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waukon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 0% 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 Waukon Township commutes less than 19 miles
About 18% 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.
How Waukon Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waukon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukon Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $85,625 |
| Strand Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Fossum Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Marsh Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Bear Park Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Strand Township, Fossum Township, Marsh Creek Township and Bear Park Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waukon 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 Waukon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waukon Township?
$85,625 (±$17,341) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waukon Township?
8.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waukon Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waukon Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Twin Valley (13%, 10 mi), Mahnomen (11%, 8 mi), Fargo (11%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waukon 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 Waukon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waukon 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.