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Jobs & commute in Farley Township

Farley Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Farley Township itself; outside it, Grand Forks draws the most (29%, 20 miles). There are 14 jobs in Farley Township, and 35 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, 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

Day and night

Farley Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

35live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night56
Workday35
56live here− 35head out to work+ 14come in to work= 35on a workday

About 35 people are in Farley Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.40jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Where the trip to work from Farley Township ends

AlvaradoOslo: 1 residents work here (3%)Warren: 1 residents work here (3%)BarnesvilleRed Lake Falls: 1 residents work here (3%)Crookston: 5 residents work here (14%)East Grand Forks: 6 residents work here (17%)Cambridge: 1 residents work here (3%)BemidjiMedina: 1 residents work here (3%)Grand Forks: 10 residents work here (29%)Fargo: 2 residents work here (6%)Boxville TownshipNesbit TownshipFanny Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Tabor TownshipBrandt TownshipRhinehart TownshipFarley TownshipBrislet TownshipSandsville TownshipGrand ForksEast Grand ForksCrookstonFargoOsloWarrenFarley Township
1
Grand Forks, ND19.5 mi away
29%10
217%6
3
Crookston27.2 mi away
14%5
4
Fargo, ND88.2 mi away
6%2
5
Oslo14.6 mi away
3%1
6
Warren4.5 mi away
3%1
7
Red Lake Falls31.1 mi away
3%1
8
Cambridge246.3 mi away
3%1
9
Medina264.4 mi away
3%1
10
Fanny Township18.6 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
17%6
The top trips

Where Farley 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.

The jobs

100% of the jobs in Farley Township make or build things

Jobs based in Farley TownshipJobs Farley Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%31%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices0%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less7%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%29%
Over $3,333 a month43%60%

Who does it

29 or younger7%9%
30 to 5464%57%
55 and older29%34%

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 Farley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Farley Township: about 20 minutes

A year of commuting
150 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Farley Township20 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
20%

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

About 2 in 10
How Farley Township gets to work
58%Drive alone
33%Carpool
8%Other

Share of the 12 commuters (the 20% 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 Farley Township commutes less than 19 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrand Forks: 29% · 19.5 miEast Grand Forks: 17% · 17 miCrookston: 14% · 27.2 miFargo: 6% · 88.2 miOslo: 3% · 14.6 miWarren: 3% · 4.5 miRed Lake Falls: 3% · 31.1 miCambridge: 3% · 246.3 miMedina: 3% · 264.4 miFanny Township: 3% · 18.6 miGrand Forks 29%East Grand Forks 17%Crookston 14%Fargo 6%Oslo 3%Farley Township
Farley TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi1 residents
63%10–24 mi22 residents
20%25–50 mi7 residents
14%Over 50 mi5 residents

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

Farley Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Boxville Township15 min
Tabor Township19 min
Farley Township20 min
Sandsville Township28 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownFarley Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Farley Township–——20 min$63,125
Tabor Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Boxville Townshipunder 3%——15 min—
Sandsville Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Brislet Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Tabor Township, Boxville Township, Sandsville Township and Brislet Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Farley 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 Farley Township: questions

What is the median household income in Farley Township?

$63,125 (±$58,139) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Farley Township?

0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Farley Township?

20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Farley Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Forks (29%, 20 mi), East Grand Forks (17%, 17 mi), Crookston (14%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Farley 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.