With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Fairfield Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Fairfield Township for work; outside it, Crosslake is the main destination (18%, 6 miles). Fairfield Township has 21 jobs, against 118 working residents. For 25% of workers, the job is at home, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Fairfield Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Fairfield Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Commuting out of Fairfield Township: the destinations
Where Fairfield Township clocks in
12% 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.
38% of the jobs in Fairfield Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 21. 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Fairfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 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 98 commuters (the 25% 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.
The distance from Fairfield Township to work
About 29% 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.
The towns next door employ 30% of Fairfield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $69,792 |
| Perry Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Ross Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Crosslake | 18% | B− | B+ | 29 min | $79,635 |
| Emily | 12% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry Lake Township, Ross Lake Township and Emily: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Crosslake. 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?
$69,792 (±$10,762) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairfield Township?
7.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairfield Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crosslake (18%, 6 mi), Emily (12%, 7 mi), Aitkin (7%, 16 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.