Fergus Falls draws more than half of Carlisle Township’s working residents
45 jobs are based in Carlisle Township for 103 working residents. Home is the office for 28% of workers, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%. Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Carlisle Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 102 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Carlisle Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.44 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 Carlisle Township goes to work
Where Carlisle Township clocks in
56% of workers
3% 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.
69% of the jobs in Carlisle Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carlisle Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 45. 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 Carlisle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Carlisle Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carlisle Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 28% 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.
How far it is to work from Carlisle Township
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.
56% of Carlisle Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carlisle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $113,750 |
| Andrea Township | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Fergus Falls Township | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Oscar Township | under 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Fergus Falls | 56% | C− | A− | 13 min | $56,162 |
| Orwell Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Akron Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Andrea Township, Fergus Falls Township, Oscar Township, Orwell Township and Akron 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 Carlisle 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 Carlisle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carlisle Township?
$113,750 (±$39,082) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carlisle Township?
1.7%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carlisle Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carlisle Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Carlisle 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 Carlisle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carlisle 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.