With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Wilton Township works elsewhere
Working residents average 30 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Wilton Township report 48 jobs; 142 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Wilton Township for work; outside it, Waseca is the main destination (20%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Wilton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 142 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Wilton Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Commuting out of Wilton Township: the destinations
Where Wilton Township clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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 Wilton Township: what the 48 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilton Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 48. 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 Wilton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Wilton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 123 commuters (the 17% 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 Wilton Township works
About 20% 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 Wilton Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $100,833 |
| Otisco Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| St. Mary Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Byron Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Freedom Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Otisco Township, St. Mary Township, Byron Township and Freedom Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilton 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 Wilton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wilton Township?
$100,833 (±$40,813) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilton Township?
5.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilton Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waseca (20%, 8 mi), Owatonna (12%, 19 mi), Mankato (11%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilton 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 Wilton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilton 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.