Wyanett Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 75% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability D: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 37 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Wyanett Township; the top destination outside it is Cambridge (10%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Wyanett Township
Wyanett Township is a place people come home to
There are 161 jobs based in Wyanett Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wyanett Township has about 1,100 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wyanett Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 913 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Wyanett Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Wyanett Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Wyanett Township’s grade up (4.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.3%) is left out: Wyanett Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Wyanett Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Wyanett Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 901 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 149 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Wyanett Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Minnesota
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wyanett Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 790 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
10% of working residents work in Cambridge
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Wyanett Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Wyanett Township makes things: 48% of its jobs are in goods
161 jobs are based in Wyanett Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wyanett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wyanett Township, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 161. 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.
Half of Wyanett Township commutes less than 31 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Wyanett Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wyanett Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 880 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Wyanett Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Wyanett Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wyanett Township is 923rd of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Wyanett Township, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Medicine Lake MN | 1,342 | $184K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Louisville Township MN | 1,361 | $143K | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 921 | Elwood UT | 1,375 | $102K | 3.8% | 6.5% | 1% | A− |
| 922 | Marysville Township KS | 2,467 | $103K | 1.6% | 5.7% | 2% | A− |
| 923 | Wyanett Township MN | 1,830 | $102K | 4.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A− |
| 924 | Hudson Township IN | 1,823 | $100K | 6.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 925 | Jackson Township IN | 2,159 | $110K | 6.5% | 2.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Wyanett Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Wyanett Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wyanett Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyanett Township | – | A− | D | 37 min | $101,912 |
| Dalbo Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Springvale Township | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $104,167 |
| Spencer Brook Township | under 2% | A− | D | 34 min | $103,818 |
| Princeton Township | under 2% | B | C | 40 min | $88,056 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dalbo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Wyanett Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wyanett Township?
$101,912 (±$9,933) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wyanett Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wyanett Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wyanett Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambridge (10%, 11 mi), Minneapolis (7%, 45 mi), Princeton (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wyanett Township walkable?
Wyanett Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wyanett Township without a car?
<1% 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 Wyanett Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wyanett 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.