Fergus Falls draws about two in three of Aastad Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 22 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Aastad Township for work; outside it, Fergus Falls is the main destination (65%, 8 miles). Aastad Township has 13 jobs, and 79 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Aastad Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Aastad Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
Where people from Aastad Township work
Where Aastad Township clocks in
65% 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.
Goods jobs make up 77% of work in Aastad Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aastad Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 13. 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 Aastad Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes to work from Aastad Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aastad Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 23% 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.
Where in the region Aastad Township works
About 18% 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.
How Aastad Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aastad Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aastad Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $135,250 |
| Tumuli Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Buse Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Western Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Stony Brook Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tumuli Township, Buse Township, Western Township and Stony Brook Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aastad 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 Aastad Township: questions
What is the median household income in Aastad Township?
$135,250 (±$27,108) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aastad Township?
2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aastad Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aastad Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Aastad Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aastad Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aastad 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.