With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Fawn Lake Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 11% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Fawn Lake Township has 35 jobs, against 226 working residents. Only 1% work in Fawn Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Long Prairie (16%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Fawn Lake Township in brief
Fawn Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Fawn Lake Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fawn Lake Township has about 370 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fawn Lake Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Fawn Lake Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 223 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Fawn Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 from Fawn Lake Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fawn Lake Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 331 commuters (the 11% 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.
Commuting out of Fawn Lake Township: the destinations
Where Fawn Lake Township clocks in
16% of workers
13% of workers
8% 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.
Fawn Lake Township makes things: 31% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fawn Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 35. 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 Fawn Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fawn Lake Township
About 19% 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 Fawn Lake Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fawn Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawn Lake Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $65,568 |
| Moran Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Scandia Valley Township | under 3% | B | C | 32 min | $81,750 |
| Turtle Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Villard Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Motley Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Moran Township, Turtle Creek Township, Villard Township and Motley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fawn Lake 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 Fawn Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fawn Lake Township?
$65,568 (±$13,292) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fawn Lake Township?
9.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fawn Lake Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fawn Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Long Prairie (16%, 19 mi), Browerville (13%, 13 mi), Staples (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fawn Lake Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fawn Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fawn Lake 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.