Photo: JonCarlsonCassCountyDFL · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Woodrow Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 38 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Woodrow Township report 76 jobs for 227 working residents. Only 4% work in Woodrow Township itself; outside it, Walker draws the most (7%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Woodrow Township in brief
Woodrow Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
41% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 227 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily trip from Woodrow Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodrow Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 216 commuters (the 14% 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 it is to work from Woodrow Township
About 41% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In and out of Woodrow Township on a workday
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Woodrow Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Woodrow Township’s residents
Where Woodrow Township clocks in
7% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Woodrow Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodrow Township, 2014 → 2024: 73 → 76. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Woodrow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Woodrow Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodrow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $64,659 |
| Ponto Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Wabedo Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Birch Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pine Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ponto Lake Township, Wabedo Township, Birch Lake Township and Pine Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Woodrow 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 2024, 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 Woodrow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Woodrow Township?
$64,659 (±$11,094) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodrow Township?
5.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodrow Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodrow Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walker (7%, 16 mi), Pine River (4%, 14 mi), Shingobee Township (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Woodrow Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woodrow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodrow Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.