With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Wealthwood Township works elsewhere
Employers in Wealthwood Township report 17 jobs, against 104 working residents. Hardly any work in Wealthwood Township; the top destination outside it is Aitkin (28%, 12 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Wealthwood Township
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Wealthwood Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Wealthwood Township: the destinations
Where Wealthwood Township clocks in
28% of workers
3% 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.
Most jobs in Wealthwood Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wealthwood Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 17. 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 Wealthwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Wealthwood Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wealthwood Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 17% 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 Wealthwood Township
About 38% 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.
Around Wealthwood Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Nordland Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wealthwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wealthwood Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $61,964 |
| Malmo Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Nordland Township | 3% | C+ | D | 23 min | $76,125 |
| Lakeside Township | under 2% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| Hazelton Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| South Harbor Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Malmo Township, Lakeside Township, Hazelton Township and South Harbor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wealthwood 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 Wealthwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wealthwood Township?
$61,964 (±$9,597) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wealthwood Township?
8.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wealthwood Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wealthwood Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aitkin (28%, 12 mi), Garrison (5%, 12 mi), Duluth (3%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wealthwood Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wealthwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wealthwood 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.