Willow Lake Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Willow Lake Township report 22 jobs for 111 working residents. Hardly any work in Willow Lake Township itself; outside it, Redwood Falls draws the most (23%, 16 miles). 28% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Willow Lake Township
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Willow Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where people from Willow Lake Township work
Where Willow Lake Township clocks in
23% of workers
5% 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.
In Willow Lake Township, 55% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willow Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 22. 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 Willow Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Willow Lake Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willow Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 28% 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.
The distance from Willow Lake Township to work
About 24% 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.
Work in the towns next to Willow Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willow Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Lake Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $78,333 |
| Charlestown Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| New Avon Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Sundown Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Waterbury Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Charlestown Township, New Avon Township, Sundown Township and Waterbury Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willow Lake 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 Willow Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willow Lake Township?
$78,333 (±$26,690) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willow Lake Township?
20.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willow Lake Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willow Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redwood Falls (23%, 16 mi), Wabasso (13%, 7 mi), Marshall (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willow Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Willow Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willow Lake 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.