Fahlun Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
Employers in Fahlun Township report 90 jobs; 161 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Fahlun Township; the top destination outside it is Willmar (25%, 10 miles). 7% of workers have no commute at all; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Fahlun Township
On a workday 156 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Fahlun Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
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 Fahlun Township goes to work
Where Fahlun Township clocks in
25% of workers
6% 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.
Fahlun Township works in goods: 94% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fahlun Township, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 90. 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 Fahlun Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fahlun Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fahlun Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 228 commuters (the 7% 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 Fahlun Township works
About 22% 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.
Work in the towns next to Fahlun Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fahlun Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fahlun Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $111,250 |
| Kandiyohi Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Lake Lillian Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lake Elizabeth Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Whitefield Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Willmar Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kandiyohi Township, Lake Lillian Township, Lake Elizabeth Township, Whitefield Township and Willmar Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fahlun 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 Fahlun Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fahlun Township?
$111,250 (±$20,509) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fahlun Township?
1.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fahlun Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fahlun Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Willmar (25%, 10 mi), Litchfield (9%, 20 mi), Atwater (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fahlun 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 Fahlun Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fahlun 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.