With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Fenton Township works elsewhere
There are 7 jobs in Fenton Township, against 56 working residents. Hardly any stay in Fenton Township for work; outside it, Slayton is the main destination (9%, 9 miles). The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Fenton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 94 people are in Fenton 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.
The places Fenton Township commutes to
Where Fenton Township clocks in
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 43% of work in Fenton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fenton Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 7. 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 Fenton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Fenton Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fenton Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 22% 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 Fenton Township goes to work
About 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Fenton Township
The biggest share goes to Chandler (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fenton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $73,750 |
| Iona Township | under 4% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Chandler | 5% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Moulton Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Wilmont Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Iona Township, Chandler, Moulton Township and Wilmont Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fenton 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 Fenton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fenton Township?
$73,750 (±$40,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fenton Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fenton Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fenton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Slayton (9%, 9 mi), Worthington (9%, 23 mi), Chandler (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fenton 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 Fenton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fenton 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.