Photo: Tim Kiser (Malepheasant at English Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 2.5Wing River Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Wing River Township report 13 jobs; 193 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Wing River Township; the top destination outside it is Wadena (19%, 9 miles). The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, 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
In and out of Wing River Township on a workday
On a workday 193 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Wing River Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 Wing River Township work
Where Wing River Township clocks in
19% of workers
15% of workers
5% 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.
Wing River Township makes things: 31% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wing River Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 13. 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 Wing River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Wing River Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wing River Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 20% 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 Wing River Township to work
About 27% 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.
The towns around Wing River Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wing River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing River Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $62,500 |
| Aldrich Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Leaf River Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| North Germany Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Thomastown Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Aldrich Township, Leaf River Township, North Germany Township and Thomastown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wing River 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 Wing River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wing River Township?
$62,500 (±$9,546) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wing River Township?
6.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wing River Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wing River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wadena (19%, 9 mi), Staples (15%, 11 mi), New York Mills (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wing River Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wing River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wing River 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.