With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Fairfield Township works elsewhere
For 10% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Minnesota. 10 jobs are based in Fairfield Township for 46 working residents. Only 2% work in Fairfield Township; the top destination outside it is Appleton (26%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fairfield Township by day and by night
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 84 people are in Fairfield Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The places Fairfield Township commutes to
Where Fairfield Township clocks in
26% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
In Fairfield Township, 60% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 10. 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 Fairfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Fairfield Township: about 14 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairfield Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Fairfield Township
About 30% 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.
Around Fairfield Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $71,667 |
| Horton Township | under 3% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Hegbert Township | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Tara Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Moyer Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Horton Township, Hegbert Township, Tara Township and Moyer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairfield Township?
$71,667 (±$27,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairfield Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairfield Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Appleton (26%, 12 mi), Benson (7%, 17 mi), Fargo (7%, 112 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairfield 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.