With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Woodside Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Woodside Township itself; outside it, Alexandria draws the most (24%, 27 miles). Woodside Township has 7 jobs; 92 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Woodside Township by day
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Woodside Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Woodside Township commutes to
Where Woodside Township clocks in
24% of workers
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Woodside Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodside Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 7. 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 Woodside Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Woodside Township, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodside Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 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.
How far Woodside Township’s workers travel
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.
The towns around Woodside Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $76,250 |
| Bertha Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Eastern Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Elmo Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Oak Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bertha Township, Eastern Township, Elmo Township and Oak Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Woodside 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 Woodside Township: questions
What is the median household income in Woodside Township?
$76,250 (±$29,401) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodside Township?
6.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodside Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodside Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (24%, 27 mi), Parkers Prairie (18%, 9 mi), Willmar (5%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Woodside Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woodside Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodside 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.