Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Wheeling Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Wheeling Township itself; outside it, Faribault draws the most (27%, 9 miles). 36 jobs are based in Wheeling Township, against 271 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 29% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Wheeling Township apart on work
Wheeling Township is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Wheeling Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wheeling Township has about 300 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wheeling Township and Faribault trade workers both ways
Faribault is the top workplace for Wheeling Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Wheeling Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Wheeling Township
29% of Wheeling Township workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Time on the road ↓
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 271 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Wheeling Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 270 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Wheeling Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
The towns that employ Wheeling Township’s residents
Where Wheeling Township clocks in
27% of workers
7% 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.
From Wheeling Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wheeling Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 29% 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.
Goods jobs make up 53% of work in Wheeling Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheeling Township, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 36. 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 Wheeling Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Wheeling Township works
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.
Around Wheeling Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Cannon City Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheeling Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $100,833 |
| Northfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Cannon City Township | 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $101,667 |
| Holden Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Northfield Township, Richland Township and Holden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wheeling 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 Wheeling Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wheeling Township?
$100,833 (±$11,814) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheeling Township?
4.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wheeling Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wheeling Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Faribault (27%, 9 mi), Northfield (9%, 10 mi), Owatonna (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wheeling Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheeling Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheeling 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.