Most of Wawina Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 5 jobs in Wawina Township, and 40 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Wawina Township for work; outside it, Grand Rapids is the main destination (38%, 21 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Wawina Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Wawina Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 Wawina Township’s working residents head each day
Where Wawina Township clocks in
38% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
In Wawina Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wawina Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 Wawina Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wawina Township’s commute takes about 90 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 28.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wawina Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wawina Township
About 33% 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 Wawina Township
The biggest share goes to Goodland Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wawina Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wawina Township | – | — | — | 90 min | $78,000 |
| Sago Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Cedar Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Goodland Township | 5% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sago Township, Cedar Valley Township and Goodland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wawina 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 Wawina Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wawina Township?
$78,000 (±$34,639) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wawina Township?
24.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wawina Township?
90 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wawina Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (38%, 21 mi), Cohasset (10%, 27 mi), Hibbing (8%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wawina 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 Wawina Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wawina 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.