District No. 55 School · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Most of Whitefield Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. There are 58 jobs in Whitefield Township, and 244 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Whitefield Township itself; outside it, Willmar draws the most (43%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Whitefield Township: the gist
43% of Whitefield Township works in Willmar
104 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Willmar, 7.3 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Whitefield Township itself. The commute map ↓
Whitefield Township is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Whitefield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Whitefield Township has about 330 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Whitefield Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. 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 244 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Whitefield Township’s residents
Where Whitefield Township clocks in
43% of workers
10% 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.
How a workday changes Whitefield Township
On a workday 237 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Whitefield Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Commuting from Whitefield Township: about 16 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitefield Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 260 commuters (the 8% 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.
A place that makes things: 78% of Whitefield Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitefield Township, 2013 → 2023: 151 → 58. 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 Whitefield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Whitefield Township commutes less than 9 miles
About 15% 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.
Whitefield Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitefield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefield Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $97,857 |
| Fahlun Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Willmar Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Edwards Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Roseland Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Kandiyohi Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fahlun Township, Willmar Township, Edwards Township, Roseland Township and Kandiyohi Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whitefield 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 Whitefield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Whitefield Township?
$97,857 (±$15,437) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitefield Township?
2.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitefield Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitefield Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (43%, 7 mi), Prinsburg (10%, 8 mi), Holland Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Whitefield 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 Whitefield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitefield 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.