Jobs and the daily commute in Wilma Township
Home is the office for 4% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any work in Wilma Township itself; outside it, Hinckley draws the most (8%, 22 miles). The average commute takes 49 minutes each way, 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
Wilma Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46 people are in Wilma Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where Wilma Township goes to work
Where Wilma Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
Wilma Township’s commute takes about 49 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilma Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 4% 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.
Half of Wilma Township commutes less than 66 miles
About 63% 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 Wilma Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilma Township | – | — | — | 49 min | $72,000 |
| New Dosey Township | under 4% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Danforth Township | under 4% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Ogema Township | under 4% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Arna Township | under 4% | — | — | 64 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Dosey Township, Danforth Township, Ogema Township and Arna Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilma 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 Wilma Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilma Township?
$72,000 (±$67,397) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilma Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilma Township?
49 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilma Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hinckley (8%, 22 mi), Blaine (8%, 74 mi), Webster (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilma 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 Wilma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilma 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.