Woodland Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
71 jobs are based in Woodland Township; 616 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Woodland Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (B). Only 2% work in Woodland Township; the top destination outside it is Delano (7%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Woodland Township at work: what stands out
Woodland Township is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Woodland Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Woodland Township has about 640 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Woodland Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 616 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Woodland Township
Household income is its strongest input ($96,563, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (4.3%) is left out: Woodland Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Woodland Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Woodland Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 603 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Woodland Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
About 34 minutes each way for Woodland Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodland Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 487 commuters (the 16% 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.
Out of Woodland Township to work: where people go
Where Woodland Township clocks in
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 59% of the jobs in Woodland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodland Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 71. 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 Woodland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Woodland Township, by distance
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.
Getting around Woodland Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 578 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Woodland Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Woodland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Woodland Township is 526th of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Dellwood MN | 1,148 | $225K | 4.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 524 | Galena OH | 1,019 | $135K | 15.6% | 2.0% | <1% | A− |
| 525 | Friends Creek Township IL | 1,313 | $90K | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2% | A− |
| 526 | Woodland Township MN | 1,184 | $97K | 6.3% | 4.3% | 2% | A− |
| 527 | Boulevard Gardens FL | 1,499 | $70K | 7.6% | 0.0% | <1% | A− |
| 528 | Ortonville MI | 1,339 | $99K | 8.9% | 6.9% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Woodland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
Next door to Woodland Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Township | – | A− | B | 34 min | $96,563 |
| Waverly | under 3% | A− | C+ | 37 min | $112,222 |
| Montrose | under 3% | B+ | C− | 33 min | $102,625 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 29 min | $112,171 |
| Victor Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 28 min | $87,946 |
| Marysville Township | under 3% | B | C | 31 min | $97,679 |
| Hollywood Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $83,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Woodland 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 Woodland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Woodland Township?
$96,563 (±$16,284) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodland Township?
6.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodland Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodland Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Delano (7%, 8 mi), Buffalo (7%, 12 mi), Plymouth (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Woodland Township walkable?
Woodland Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Woodland Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woodland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodland 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.