Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Wilder
Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Hardly any stay in Wilder for work; outside it, Jackson is the main destination (19%, 18 miles). Wilder has 27 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wilder on a workday afternoon
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Wilder on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Wilder to work: where people go
Where Wilder clocks in
19% of workers
15% 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.
Working from home in Wilder
of Wilder workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 6% 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 Wilder works
About 26% 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.
Around Wilder: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilder workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilder | – | — | — | — | $44,000 |
| Delafield Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Weimer Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Delafield Township and Weimer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilder’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 Wilder: questions
What is the median household income in Wilder?
$44,000 (±$10,873) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilder?
10.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wilder work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (19%, 18 mi), Mountain Lake Township (15%, 15 mi), Lakefield (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilder 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 Wilder, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilder
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.