Jobs and earnings in Fairbanks Township, and the trip to work
Working residents average 60 minutes each way (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Hardly any work in Fairbanks Township itself; outside it, Virginia draws the most (17%, 31 miles). The Census job records count 23 working residents of Fairbanks Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Fairbanks Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Fairbanks Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Fairbanks Township goes to work
Where Fairbanks Township clocks in
17% of workers
9% 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.
Getting to work from Fairbanks Township takes about 60 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairbanks Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 17% 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 many miles Fairbanks Township commutes
About 17% 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.
Fairbanks Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairbanks Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks Township | – | — | — | 60 min | — |
| Ault Township | under 5% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Bassett Township | under 5% | — | — | 58 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ault Township and Bassett Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fairbanks Township?
18.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairbanks Township?
60 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairbanks Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Virginia (17%, 31 mi), White Township (13%, 20 mi), Biwabik (9%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairbanks 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.