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Jobs & commute in Windsor Township

Windsor Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any stay in Windsor Township for work; outside it, Wheaton is the main destination (27%, 12 miles). 1 jobs are based in Windsor Township; 26 of its residents have a job. 9% of workers work from home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Windsor Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

26live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night72
Workday47
72live here− 26head out to work+ 1come in to work= 47on a workday

About 47 people are in Windsor Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Windsor Township to work: where people go

Browns Valley: 5 residents work here (19%)Wheaton: 7 residents work here (27%)Ottertail: 1 residents work here (4%)Morris: 1 residents work here (4%)Sauk Rapids: 1 residents work here (4%)Marshall: 1 residents work here (4%)Alexandria: 1 residents work here (4%)Duluth: 1 residents work here (4%)Summit: 1 residents work here (4%)Arthur TownshipWindsor TownshipWalls TownshipLake Valley Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Harmon TownshipBryant TownshipWheatonBrowns ValleyLake Valley TownshipOttertailMorrisSauk RapidsWindsor Township
1
Wheaton11.9 mi away
27%7
2
Browns Valley9.9 mi away
19%5
38%2
4
Ottertail73.8 mi away
4%1
5
Morris38.7 mi away
4%1
6
Sauk Rapids122.7 mi away
4%1
7
Marshall96.8 mi away
4%1
8
Alexandria64.4 mi away
4%1
9
Duluth230 mi away
4%1
10
Summit, SD32 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
19%5
The top trips

Where Windsor Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Windsor Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Windsor TownshipJobs Windsor Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%12%
Trade, transport & utilities0%35%
Services: health, schools, offices0%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%27%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%15%
Over $3,333 a month100%58%

Who does it

29 or younger0%12%
30 to 54100%58%
55 and older0%31%
−50%

Jobs based in Windsor Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Windsor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Windsor Township

Working from home
9%

of Windsor Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Windsor Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
10%Carpool

Share of the 10 commuters (the 9% 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Windsor Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWheaton: 27% · 11.9 miBrowns Valley: 19% · 9.9 miLake Valley Township: 8% · 10.6 miOttertail: 4% · 73.8 miMorris: 4% · 38.7 miSauk Rapids: 4% · 122.7 miMarshall: 4% · 96.8 miAlexandria: 4% · 64.4 miDuluth: 4% · 230 miSummit: 4% · 32 miWheaton 27%Browns Valley 19%Lake Valley Township 8%Ottertail 4%Morris 4%Windsor Township
Windsor TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi4 residents
50%10–24 mi13 residents
12%25–50 mi3 residents
23%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 23% 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.

Next door

Around Windsor Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Harmon Township17 min
Walls Township23 min
Arthur Township24 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownWindsor Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Windsor Township–———$109,167
Walls Townshipunder 4%——23 min—
Arthur Townshipunder 4%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Walls Township and Arthur Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Windsor Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Windsor Township: questions

What is the median household income in Windsor Township?

$109,167 (±$29,206) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Windsor Township?

0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Windsor Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheaton (27%, 12 mi), Browns Valley (19%, 10 mi), Lake Valley Township (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Windsor 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 Windsor Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Windsor Township

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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.