Work and commuting in Woods Township
Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Woods Township itself; outside it, Montevideo draws the most (25%, 23 miles). There are 53 jobs in Woods Township for 71 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Woods Township on a workday
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 51 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.
0.75 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Woods Township commutes to
Where Woods Township clocks in
15% 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.
Goods jobs make up 42% of work in Woods Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woods Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 53. 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 Woods Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woods Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 18% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Woods Township
About 17% 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 Woods Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woods Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $105,313 |
| Louriston Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Pillsbury Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Lone Tree Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| St. Johns Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Louriston Township, Pillsbury Township, Lone Tree Township and St. Johns Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Woods 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 Woods Township: questions
What is the median household income in Woods Township?
$105,313 (±$7,984) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woods Township?
23.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woods Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woods Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montevideo (25%, 23 mi), Willmar (15%, 12 mi), Madison (4%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Woods 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 Woods Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woods 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.