Photo: SwanyWhite · CC BY-SA 4.0West Union Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At 23 minutes each way, commutes from West Union Township run about the Minnesota average. Employers in West Union Township report 35 jobs, against 82 working residents. Hardly any stay in West Union Township for work; outside it, Sauk Centre is the main destination (17%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of West Union Township
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in West Union Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
Out of West Union Township to work: where people go
Where West Union Township clocks in
17% of workers
15% of workers
6% 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 West Union Township, 34% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Union Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 35. 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 West Union Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from West Union Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Union Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 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 it is to work from West Union Township
About 24% 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.
Next door to West Union Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Union Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Union Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $85,833 |
| Ashley Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Gordon Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Kandota Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Orange Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ashley Township, Gordon Township, Kandota Township and Orange Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Union 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 West Union Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Union Township?
$85,833 (±$31,214) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Union Township?
3.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Union Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Union Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sauk Centre (17%, 8 mi), Long Prairie (15%, 15 mi), Alexandria (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Union 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 West Union Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Union 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.