More than half of Dane Prairie Township’s working residents commute to Fergus Falls
There are 105 jobs in Dane Prairie Township, against 427 working residents. Hardly any work in Dane Prairie Township itself; outside it, Fergus Falls draws the most (53%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 18 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
What sets Dane Prairie Township apart on work
More than half of Dane Prairie Township works in Fergus Falls
227 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Fergus Falls, 7 miles away. That’s 53 times as many as work in Dane Prairie Township itself. The commute map ↓
Dane Prairie Township is a place people come home to
There are 105 jobs based in Dane Prairie Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dane Prairie Township has about 570 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Dane Prairie Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Minnesota worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 427 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Dane Prairie Township’s residents
Where Dane Prairie Township clocks in
53% of workers
4% 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.
Dane Prairie Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 423 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Dane Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.25 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.
Dane Prairie Township’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dane Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 397 commuters (the 16% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Dane Prairie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dane Prairie Township, 2013 → 2023: 160 → 105. 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 Dane Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Dane Prairie Township works
About 21% 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.
Dane Prairie Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dane Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Prairie Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $117,708 |
| Buse Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Tordenskjold Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Aurdal Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 18 min | $123,229 |
| Tumuli Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buse Township, Tordenskjold Township and Tumuli Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dane Prairie 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 Dane Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dane Prairie Township?
$117,708 (±$16,670) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dane Prairie Township?
2.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dane Prairie Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dane Prairie Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Dane Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dane Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dane Prairie 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.