LeMoine Building · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Willow Valley Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
15 jobs are based in Willow Valley Township, against 45 working residents. Only 2% work in Willow Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Cook (22%, 13 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Willow Valley Township by day and by night
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82 people are in Willow Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Valley Township work
Where Willow Valley Township clocks in
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.
Factories, building and farms: 80% of the jobs in Willow Valley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willow Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 15. 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 Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Willow Valley Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willow Valley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 14% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Willow Valley Township
About 31% 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 Valley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willow Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Valley Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $57,500 |
| Linden Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Field Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Linden Grove Township and Field Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willow Valley 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 Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willow Valley Township?
$57,500 (±$21,844) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willow Valley Township?
21.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willow Valley Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willow Valley Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cook (22%, 13 mi), Camp 5 Township (11%, 18 mi), Duluth (7%, 88 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willow Valley 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 Willow Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willow Valley 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.