Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0Federal Dam has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The trip to work takes 35 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. There are 3 jobs in Federal Dam for 43 working residents. Only 2% stay in Federal Dam for work; outside it, Remer is the main destination (12%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Federal Dam quiets down on a workday
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Federal Dam 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.
Where Federal Dam goes to work
Where Federal Dam clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
67% of the jobs in Federal Dam pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Federal Dam, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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 Federal Dam’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Federal Dam: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Federal Dam workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 14% 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 it is to work from Federal Dam
About 21% 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 to Federal Dam
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Federal Dam workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Dam | – | — | — | 35 min | $38,393 |
| Gould Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gould Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Federal Dam’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 Federal Dam: questions
What is the median household income in Federal Dam?
$38,393 (±$18,375) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Federal Dam?
10.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Federal Dam?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Federal Dam work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Remer (12%, 19 mi), Walker (7%, 20 mi), Grand Rapids (7%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Federal Dam without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Federal Dam, from the people who make the trip.
More of Federal Dam
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.