Waverly Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The average commute takes 17 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. Employers in Waverly Township report 7 jobs, and 89 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Waverly Township for work; outside it, Fairmont is the main destination (15%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Waverly Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Waverly Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Waverly Township goes to work
Where Waverly Township clocks in
15% 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.
Goods jobs make up 86% of work in Waverly Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Waverly Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Waverly Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waverly Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 12% 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.
Miles to work from Waverly Township
About 25% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Waverly Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waverly Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $91,250 |
| Fraser Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Westford Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Galena Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fraser Township, Westford Township and Galena Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waverly 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 Waverly Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waverly Township?
$91,250 (±$34,994) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waverly Township?
3.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waverly Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waverly Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (15%, 12 mi), Trimont (7%, 8 mi), Truman (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Waverly Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waverly Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waverly 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.