Photo: Daninater · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Wolverton Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any work in Wolverton Township itself; outside it, Breckenridge draws the most (18%, 23 miles). 37 jobs are based in Wolverton Township; 40 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Wolverton Township on a workday
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
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 Wolverton Township: the destinations
Where Wolverton Township clocks in
18% of workers
10% 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.
84% of the jobs in Wolverton Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wolverton Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 37. 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 Wolverton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Wolverton Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wolverton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Wolverton Township
About 15% 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 Wolverton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wolverton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverton Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $102,083 |
| Wolverton | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Deerhorn Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Holy Cross Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Roberts Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wolverton, Deerhorn Township, Holy Cross Township and Roberts Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wolverton 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 Wolverton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wolverton Township?
$102,083 (±$29,444) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wolverton Township?
1.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wolverton Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wolverton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Breckenridge (18%, 23 mi), Fargo (18%, 20 mi), Wahpeton (10%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wolverton 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 Wolverton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wolverton 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.