Photo: Daninater · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wolverton works elsewhere
6 jobs are based in Wolverton, against 58 working residents. Only 2% work in Wolverton; the top destination outside it is Breckenridge (22%, 22 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Wolverton
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66 people are in Wolverton on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 places Wolverton commutes to
Where Wolverton clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Wolverton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wolverton, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 6. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wolverton’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wolverton workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 commuters (the 3% 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.
Half of Wolverton commutes less than 22 miles
About 26% 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
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wolverton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverton | – | — | — | 33 min | $68,125 |
| Wolverton Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wolverton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wolverton’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: questions
What is the median household income in Wolverton?
$68,125 (±$37,445) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wolverton?
2.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wolverton?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wolverton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Breckenridge (22%, 22 mi), Wahpeton (12%, 21 mi), Fargo (9%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wolverton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wolverton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wolverton
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.