Most of Wykeham Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 9% of workers, against 18% across Minnesota. Employers in Wykeham Township report 14 jobs, against 146 working residents. Hardly any stay in Wykeham Township for work; outside it, Long Prairie is the main destination (11%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Wykeham Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 146 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Wykeham Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 towns that employ Wykeham Township’s residents
Where Wykeham Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 43% of jobs based in Wykeham Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wykeham Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 14. 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 Wykeham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Wykeham Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wykeham Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 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.
Miles to work from Wykeham Township
About 27% 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.
Wykeham Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Eagle Bend (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wykeham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wykeham Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $83,750 |
| Eagle Bend | 5% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Burleene Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Bertha Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Eastern Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Eagle Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eagle Bend, Burleene Township, Bertha Township, Eastern Township and Eagle Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wykeham 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 Wykeham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wykeham Township?
$83,750 (±$7,572) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wykeham Township?
4.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wykeham Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wykeham Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Long Prairie (11%, 16 mi), Wadena (9%, 20 mi), Alexandria (8%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wykeham Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wykeham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wykeham 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.