Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Weimer Township
Weimer Township has 57 jobs, against 92 working residents. Hardly any work in Weimer Township itself; outside it, Lakefield draws the most (14%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Weimer Township
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Weimer Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
The places Weimer Township commutes to
Where Weimer Township clocks in
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 96% of Weimer Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weimer Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 57. 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 Weimer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Weimer Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weimer Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 20% 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.
Weimer Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Weimer Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Heron Lake (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weimer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weimer Township | – | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Heron Lake | 8% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| West Heron Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Springfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Delafield Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| La Crosse Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Heron Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Wilder | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Heron Lake, West Heron Lake Township, Springfield Township, Delafield Township, La Crosse Township, Heron Lake Township and Wilder: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weimer 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 Weimer Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Weimer Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weimer Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weimer Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakefield (14%, 10 mi), Windom (13%, 9 mi), Worthington (13%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weimer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weimer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weimer 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.