Westside Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
27 jobs are based in Westside Township for 84 working residents. The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. For 12% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Westside Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Westside Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
23% of working residents work in Adrian
Where Westside Township clocks in
Lines 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 93% of work in Westside Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Westside Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 27. 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 Westside Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way for Westside Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Westside Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Westside Township commutes less than 19 miles
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.
23% of Westside Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Westside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $104,583 |
| Adrian | 23% | C+ | A− | 21 min | $73,438 |
| Lismore Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Olney Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Grand Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Magnolia Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Kanaranzi Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lismore Township, Olney Township, Grand Prairie Township, Magnolia Township and Kanaranzi Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Adrian. Darker towns draw more of Westside 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 Westside Township: questions
What is the median household income in Westside Township?
$104,583 (±$33,860) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Westside Township?
13.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Westside Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Westside Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Adrian (23%, 3 mi), Worthington (18%, 20 mi), Sioux Falls (7%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Westside Township without a car?
0% 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 Westside Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Westside 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.