With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Faxon Township works elsewhere
Faxon Township has 57 jobs, against 302 working residents. Hardly any stay in Faxon Township for work; outside it, Belle Plaine is the main destination (7%, 4 miles). 5% of workers have no commute at all, where Minnesota as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Faxon Township stands out on work
The workday shuffle in and out of Faxon Township
On a workday 299 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Faxon Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Faxon Township: the destinations
Where Faxon Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Faxon Township works in goods: 39% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Faxon Township, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 57. 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 Faxon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Faxon Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Faxon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 476 commuters (the 5% 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.
Half of Faxon Township commutes less than 20 miles
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.
Faxon Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Faxon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faxon Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $142,750 |
| Blakeley Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Belle Plaine | 7% | A− | B− | 26 min | $99,315 |
| Hancock Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Washington Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| San Francisco Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Jessenland Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blakeley Township, Hancock Township, Washington Lake Township, San Francisco Township and Jessenland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Belle Plaine. Darker towns draw more of Faxon 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 Faxon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Faxon Township?
$142,750 (±$24,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Faxon Township?
7.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Faxon Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Faxon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belle Plaine (7%, 4 mi), Eden Prairie (6%, 24 mi), Glencoe (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Faxon Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Faxon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Faxon 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.