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Jobs & commute in Falun Township

Work means Warroad for more than half of Falun Township’s working residents

The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. For 8% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Falun Township for work; outside it, Warroad is the main destination (58%, 15 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Falun Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 114 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

114live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night230
Workday120
230live here− 110head out to work+ 0come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Falun Township on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Commuting out of Falun Township: the destinations

Badger: 1 residents work here (1%)Northome: 1 residents work here (1%)Karlstad: 1 residents work here (1%)Roseau: 17 residents work here (15%)Warroad: 66 residents work here (58%)Crookston: 2 residents work here (2%)Thief River Falls: 2 residents work here (2%)Beaver TownshipLaona Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Malung TownshipMickinock TownshipLake Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Enstrom TownshipFalun TownshipRed Lake: 2 residents work here (2%)WarroadRoseauCrookstonThief River FallsLaona TownshipLake TownshipFalun Township
1
Warroad15 mi away
58%66
2
Roseau11.5 mi away
15%17
3
Crookston83.5 mi away
2%2
4
Thief River Falls53.1 mi away
2%2
5
Laona Township19.2 mi away
2%2
6
Lake Township13.8 mi away
2%2
7
Red Lake66.1 mi away
2%2
8
Badger21.6 mi away
1%1
9
Northome84.7 mi away
1%1
10
Karlstad45.8 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
16%18
The top trips

Where Falun Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Falun Township: about 25 minutes

A year of commuting
190 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Falun Township25 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Falun Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Falun Township gets to work
79%Drive alone
8%Carpool
12%Walk

Share of the 102 commuters (the 8% 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 far

Half of Falun Township commutes less than 15 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWarroad: 58% · 15 miRoseau: 15% · 11.5 miCrookston: 2% · 83.5 miThief River Falls: 2% · 53.1 miLaona Township: 2% · 19.2 miLake Township: 2% · 13.8 miRed Lake: 2% · 66.1 miBadger: 1% · 21.6 miNorthome: 1% · 84.7 miKarlstad: 1% · 45.8 miWarroad 58%Roseau 15%Crookston 2%Thief River Falls 2%Laona Township 2%Falun Township
Falun TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi5 residents
77%10–24 mi88 residents
2%25–50 mi2 residents
17%Over 50 mi19 residents

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.

Next door

Around Falun Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Enstrom Township16 min
Malung Township18 min
Falun Township25 min
Mickinock Township29 min
Beaver Township30 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownFalun Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Falun Township–——25 min$83,672
Enstrom Townshipunder 1%——16 min—
Malung Townshipunder 1%——18 min—
Beaver Townshipunder 1%——30 min—
Mickinock Townshipunder 1%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Enstrom Township, Malung Township, Beaver Township and Mickinock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Falun Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Falun Township: questions

What is the median household income in Falun Township?

$83,672 (±$4,740) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Falun Township?

3.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Falun Township?

25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Falun Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Falun 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 Falun Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Falun Township

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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.