Woodville TownshipMN
A town of 1,268.
Is Woodville Township a good place to live?
Woodville Township’s weakest subject grade is a C− for walkability. Woodville Township’s median age is 54.2 years, against 39.9 years in Minnesota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 3 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Waseca Wildlife Management Area, at 303 acres. Only 53 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on history. Woodville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,268 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Woodville Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Woodville Township is from typical.
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Moving to Woodville Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodville Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Woodville Township.
Most of Woodville Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Woodville Township for work: only 2% work in town. Woodville Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Woodville Township grew to 187 in 2023, 58 more than in 2013.
| Woodville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Woodville Township
Woodville Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Woodville Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Woodville Township trails 56% of U.S. towns
Woodville Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 40% of adults have obesity in Woodville Township.
| Woodville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Woodville Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.1% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 5.6% of Woodville Township
0.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waseca Wildlife Management Area | — | 303 |
| 2. Moonan Wildlife Management Area | — | 160 |
| 3. Tom Cliff Jr. Memorial Wildlife Management Area | — | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Woodville Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Woodville Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Woodville Township; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Woodville Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
98% of working residents leave Woodville Township for work
Where Woodville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Woodville Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Woodville Township is a township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,132 ft
Questions about Woodville Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woodville Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.