Church of the Annunciation-Catholic · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Webster Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in Webster Township report 334 jobs; 948 of its residents have a job. Webster Township grades A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Measured by household income, Webster Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Webster Township, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Webster Township
73% of Webster Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 35% of the jobs based in Webster Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
51% of the jobs in Webster Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Webster Township pay little
34% of the jobs based in Webster Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 948 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Webster Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Webster Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($119,671, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.8%) is left out: Webster Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Webster Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Jobs in Webster Township: what the 334 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Webster Township, 2013 → 2023: 278 → 334. 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 Webster Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Webster Township
On a workday 929 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 315 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Webster 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.
10% of working residents work in Northfield
Where Webster Township clocks in
5% 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.
How long Webster Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Webster Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 826 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.
How far Webster Township goes to work
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.
Getting around Webster Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Webster Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Webster Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 958 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Webster Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Webster Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Webster Township ranks: 252nd of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 250 | Cruger Township IL | 1,837 | $108K | 1.1% | 3.2% | 5% | A |
| 251 | Aberdeen Proving Ground MD | 2,193 | $125K | 0.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| 252 | Webster Township MN | 1,839 | $120K | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2% | A |
| 253 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| 254 | Mapleton Township SD | 2,063 | $111K | 2.4% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Webster Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Webster Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lonsdale (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Webster Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Township | – | A | C− | 27 min | $119,671 |
| Forest Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 30 min | $125,938 |
| Wheatland Township | under 3% | A− | C | 25 min | $114,375 |
| Lonsdale | 3% | A | B− | 32 min | $95,176 |
| Greenvale Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenvale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Webster 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 Webster Township: questions
What is the median household income in Webster Township?
$119,671 (±$16,528) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Webster Township?
4.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Webster Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Webster Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Northfield (10%, 9 mi), New Prague (5%, 12 mi), Burnsville (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Webster Township walkable?
Webster Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Webster Township without a car?
<1% 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 Webster Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Webster 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.