Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0For more than half of its working residents, Willmar Township is a commute to Willmar
341 jobs are based in Willmar Township, and 201 of its residents work somewhere. 7% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Commuters spend 14 minutes getting to work on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Willmar Township: the gist
More than half of Willmar Township works in Willmar
106 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Willmar, 2.8 miles away across the town line. That’s 27 times as many as work in Willmar Township itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Willmar Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Willmar Township fell from 1,994 in 2014 to 341 in 2024, −83%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
48% of the jobs in Willmar Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 201 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting in to Willmar Township: where workers come from
Where Willmar Township clocks in
53% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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.
Jobs in Willmar Township: what the 341 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willmar Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,994 → 341. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Willmar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Willmar Township
On a workday 196 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 336 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Willmar Township on a workday afternoon, 30% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Willmar Township’s commute takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willmar Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 204 commuters (the 7% 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.
Miles to work from Willmar Township
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
53% of Willmar Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willmar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willmar Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $68,333 |
| Willmar | 53% | C | B+ | 13 min | $62,280 |
| Kandiyohi Township | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Dovre Township | under 1% | A | D | 19 min | $128,906 |
| St. Johns Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Whitefield Township | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Fahlun Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kandiyohi Township, St. Johns Township, Whitefield Township and Fahlun Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Willmar. Darker towns draw more of Willmar 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 2024, 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 Willmar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willmar Township?
$68,333 (±$23,077) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willmar Township?
7.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willmar Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willmar Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Willmar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 36% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Willmar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willmar Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.