For about two in three of its working residents, Buse Township is a commute to Fergus Falls
The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Only 1% work in Buse Township itself; outside it, Fergus Falls draws the most (64%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Buse Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 192 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Buse Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.45 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 the trip to work from Buse Township ends
Where Buse Township clocks in
64% of workers
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 59% of the jobs in Buse Township
87 jobs are based in Buse Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buse Township, 2013 → 2023: 80 → 87. 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 Buse Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Buse Township takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buse Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 222 commuters (the 8% 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.
Buse Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Next door is work for 66% of Buse Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buse Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buse Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $92,500 |
| Fergus Falls | 64% | C− | A− | 13 min | $56,162 |
| Orwell Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Dane Prairie Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Aastad Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orwell Township, Dane Prairie Township and Aastad Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fergus Falls. Darker towns draw more of Buse 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 Buse Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buse Township?
$92,500 (±$9,647) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buse Township?
4.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buse Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buse Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Buse Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Buse Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buse 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.