West Newton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Employers in West Newton Township report 1 jobs, and 204 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in West Newton Township for work; outside it, New Ulm is the main destination (43%, 8 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Newton Township and work: the main findings
West Newton Township is a place people come home to
There are 1 jobs based in West Newton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Newton Township has about 200 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
43% of West Newton Township works in New Ulm
88 working residents, 43%, have their main job in New Ulm, 8 miles away. That’s far more as work in West Newton Township itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of West Newton Township
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in West Newton Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 West Newton Township goes to work
Where West Newton Township clocks in
43% of workers
9% 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 100% of work in West Newton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Newton Township, 2014 → 2024: 27 → 1. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Newton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from West Newton Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Newton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 191 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where in the region West Newton Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around West Newton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Newton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Newton Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $102,500 |
| Milford Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Ridgely Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Severance Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Lafayette Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Cairo Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Milford Township, Ridgely Township, Severance Township, Lafayette Township and Cairo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Newton 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 West Newton Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Newton Township?
$102,500 (±$10,566) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Newton Township?
0.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Newton Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Newton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Ulm (43%, 8 mi), Mankato (9%, 33 mi), St. Peter (4%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Newton 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 West Newton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Newton 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.