Fairhaven has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Fairhaven has 10 jobs, against 191 working residents. Hardly any work in Fairhaven itself; outside it, St. Cloud draws the most (25%, 14 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fairhaven on a workday afternoon
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in Fairhaven on a workday afternoon, 71% 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 people from Fairhaven work
Where Fairhaven clocks in
25% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Fairhaven
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairhaven, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 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 Fairhaven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Fairhaven takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairhaven workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 13% 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 Fairhaven
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 Fairhaven: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairhaven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven | – | — | — | 31 min | $89,659 |
| Southside Township | under 3% | B− | D | 35 min | $81,429 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairhaven’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 Fairhaven: questions
What is the median household income in Fairhaven?
$89,659 (±$7,145) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairhaven?
9.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairhaven?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairhaven work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Cloud (25%, 14 mi), Annandale (7%, 6 mi), Clearwater (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairhaven
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.