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WoodsMN

A town of 193.

Population
193
residents
Median home value
$262K
Census ACS
Household income
$105K
median
Median age
37.8
years
Jobs based here
53
A commuter town
Small town

193 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Woods

Most working residents leave Woods for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Montevideo (25%), Willmar (15%) and Madison (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Woods3%
Montevideo25%
Willmar15%
Madison4%
Morris4%
24 mi
median commute distance
53
jobs based in Woods
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Woods has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 4°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–25°
Spring33–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall36–57°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Woods is

Woods beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
What stands outWoodsMN
More uninsured adults9.9%7.5%
More adults with COPD6.9%5.4%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.2%8.9%
Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital
12.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.9% of Woods is conserved land

1.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

1.9%conserved
1.9%
conserved · 446 of 22,998 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Cuka Wildlife Management Area—199
2. Sena Wildlife Management Area—181
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Woods for work

Where Woods’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → Montevideo Montevideo 25% 15% → Willmar Willmar 15% 4% → Madison Madison 4% 4% → Morris Morris 4% 3% → Kerkhoven Kerkhoven 3% 3% → Dawson Dawson 3% Woods · 3% stay
53jobs based in Woods
3%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Woods

Township in Minnesota, United States

Woods Township is a township in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 242 at the 2000 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
205
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,089 ft

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