Most of Wuori Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Wuori Township itself; outside it, Virginia draws the most (23%, 5 miles). 24 jobs are based in Wuori Township for 221 working residents. 9% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wuori Township: the figures worth knowing
Wuori Township is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in Wuori Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wuori Township has about 360 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Wuori Township works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Wuori Township: Virginia (23%) and Mountain Iron (10%). Next door ↓
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 221 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Wuori Township on a workday
On a workday 217 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Wuori Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where Wuori Township’s working residents head each day
Where Wuori Township clocks in
23% 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.
In Wuori Township, 42% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wuori Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 24. 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 Wuori Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Wuori Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wuori Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 233 commuters (the 9% 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 Wuori Township goes to work
About 24% 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.
33% of Wuori Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wuori Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuori Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $97,813 |
| Virginia | 23% | D | A− | 18 min | $51,720 |
| Sandy Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Mountain Iron | 10% | B− | B+ | 16 min | $83,293 |
| Biwabik Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sandy Township and Biwabik Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Virginia. Darker towns draw more of Wuori 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 Wuori Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wuori Township?
$97,813 (±$5,896) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wuori Township?
4.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wuori Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wuori Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Virginia (23%, 5 mi), Cook (14%, 19 mi), Mountain Iron (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wuori Township without a car?
0% 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 Wuori Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wuori 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.