Most of Windom Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Windom Township; the top destination outside it is Austin (39%, 6 miles). Windom Township has 106 jobs for 247 working residents. Working residents average 27 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Windom Township apart on work
A workday in Windom Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 99 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Windom 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.
The towns that employ Windom Township’s residents
Where Windom Township clocks in
39% of workers
15% 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 Windom Township: what the 106 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Windom Township, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 106. 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 Windom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Windom Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Windom Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 230 commuters (the 12% 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 Windom Township to work
About 18% 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.
42% of Windom Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Windom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windom Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $105,625 |
| Marshall Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Red Rock Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Austin | 39% | C+ | A− | 18 min | $68,057 |
| Nevada Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marshall Township, Red Rock Township and Nevada Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Austin. Darker towns draw more of Windom 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 Windom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Windom Township?
$105,625 (±$41,190) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Windom Township?
11.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Windom Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Windom Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (39%, 6 mi), Rochester (15%, 33 mi), Dodge Center (4%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Windom Township without a car?
4% 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 Windom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Windom 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.