With 90 residents, West Union is one of the smaller municipalities in Todd County. For web design in West Union, the goal is simple: look trustworthy to someone who has never met you. Aria builds, hosts and maintains the website for $89 a month, domain and business email included; within 5 business days it is ready on a temporary link, and you pay only after you approve it.
No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.
Where West Union customers come from
Distances from West Union: Osakis (5.4 miles), Westport (7.5 miles) and Sauk Centre (7.8 miles). There are 33 incorporated cities and towns within 25 miles of West Union. Long Prairie, seat of Todd County, lies 16 miles to the northeast. The nearest large city is St. Cloud, 48 miles to the southeast. The nearest airport with an IATA code is Alexandria Municipal Airport (AXN), 16 miles west. West Union covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 203 residents per square mile. Customers in Osakis and Westport will ask the same thing: do you work here? A service area page answers before they have to.
Climate normals for 1991-2020 from Long Prairie, 15 miles away, put the July average high at 79°F and the January average low at -1°F. Precipitation adds up to about 31 inches a year, falling on about 62 days with a tenth of an inch or more. Freezing nights (32°F or below) come about 178 times a year. Cold winters bring furnace repair, snow removal, roofing and auto service, all searched in a hurry when the first cold snap arrives. Seasonal updates help: winter hours, summer specials, storm-season notices, sent by email and included in the monthly fee.
What West Union customers look for before they call
Todd County: 26,060 residents (2025) in 12 incorporated places. At the county level, where the estimates are more precise: households have a median income of $67,662, and half the residents are older than 42.8. 82.5% of households have broadband and 21.9% rely on a cellphone data plan alone. 83.0% of households own their home.
West Union at a glance
Which West Union businesses need a small business website
Some of the business types in Todd County, from the 2023 County Business Patterns:
- Hardware stores, 6 in the count. What works online: departments, store hours and services such as key cutting or rentals.
- Custom home builders, 15 in the count. What works online: a portfolio page per home, the steps of working with you and a contact form for buyers who are still comparing builders.
- Local trucking companies, 8 in the count. What works online: the freight you haul, the areas you cover and a contact form for shippers.
- Auto repair shops, 10 in the count. What works online: a page per service (brakes, A/C, diagnostics), the shop’s location and a quick contact form.
- Veterinary clinics, 5 in the count. What works online: wellness visits, surgery and dental care on separate pages and a contact form for new clients.
County-wide, Todd County counts 579 businesses with employees and 1,808 self-employed or nonemployer businesses (2023). Todd County has about five times the national share of trucking companies: 54 of them in the 2023 count. In that line of work, shippers and brokers vet carriers, so the website should show lanes and regions, equipment, authority and insurance details and a quote form. The county also has a strong cluster of religious, civic and membership organizations (49 establishments, 2.3 times the national share).
Minnesota rules to know before your website goes live
A few rules apply to any West Union business that sells or advertises online:
- If you send marketing email from your new business address, the CAN-SPAM rules (16 CFR Part 316) apply, including an easy way for people to opt out. 16 CFR Part 316
- Minnesota’s state sales tax is 6.875%: a 6.5% general rate plus the 0.375% increase required by the Minnesota Constitution. Cities, counties and special districts add local sales taxes on top of it. Minnesota Department of Revenue
Rules change and details vary by business; this is general information, not legal advice.
Small business website, start to finish
Aria is a web design company from Curitiba, Brazil, working since 2008. There are no visits or meetings in West Union: material and questions travel by email, and you approve the website on a temporary link.
- Fill in the sign-up form (about 5 minutes) and send your material by email.
- Your website is ready within 5 business days on a temporary link, so you can check every page before anything is published.
- Approve it: the first monthly fee is issued and your domain starts showing the new site.
Later on, you send changes by email (a new price, a new photo, a new service) and the team makes them, with no extra charge.
- Business website or online store, same price
- Your domain, registered and renewed by us (or the one you already have)
- Business email on your domain: 5 GB, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, SSL certificate and daily backups
- Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
- Ready within 5 business days on a temporary link
West Union web design FAQ
Can I show customers in Villard that I cover their area?
Yes. A service area page can name each town you cover, such as Villard, Nelson and Westport.
Do we need to have meetings?
No. Everything happens online and by email, from Curitiba, Brazil; you see the whole website on a temporary link before approving it.
Do you work with businesses outside West Union?
Yes. The plan is the same anywhere in Minnesota, and the website can name every town in Todd County you cover.
With 90 people in West Union, is a website worth the money?
Your customers come from all of Todd County, not only West Union: the county has 579 businesses with employees and 1,808 without (2023). The website is what they find when they search.
Is there a setup fee?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. There is no lock-in contract either: you can end the service whenever you need.
Your West Union website, domain and email in one plan
No setup fee, no lock-in contract: you see the finished website first and pay the first month only if you approve it.
- Numbers for West Union come from the U.S. Census Bureau: 2025 population estimates (Vintage 2025), the 2020-2024 American Community Survey (5-year), county figures where the town estimate is too uncertain, County and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023, Nonemployer Statistics 2023 and the 2025 Gazetteer (distances in a straight line).
- Climate: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (station USC00214861).
- Founding year, nickname, elevation, waters, colleges, hospitals, airports and parks: Wikidata (item Q2227597), retrieved on October 30, 2026; distances are straight-line.
- Rules for Minnesota businesses: official sources linked above, checked on October 30, 2026. County seat: USGS National Atlas.