Earning a living in Wylie Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 16 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Hardly any work in Wylie Township itself; outside it, Red Lake Falls draws the most (29%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 25% of workers (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Wylie Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Wylie Township on a workday afternoon, 68% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Wylie Township’s residents
Where Wylie Township clocks in
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.
From Wylie Township, about 16 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wylie Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 25% 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.
Wylie Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
Wylie Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wylie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $113,125 |
| Louisville Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Polk Centre Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Belgium Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Browns Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Parnell Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Louisville Township, Polk Centre Township, Belgium Township, Browns Creek Township and Parnell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wylie 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 Wylie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wylie Township?
$113,125 (±$30,839) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wylie Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wylie Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wylie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Lake Falls (29%, 8 mi), Thief River Falls (27%, 16 mi), Oklee (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wylie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wylie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wylie 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.