Bemidji draws more than half of Fern Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Fern Township; the top destination outside it is Bemidji (51%, 14 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole. The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Fern Township
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Fern Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.16 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 people from Fern Township work
Where Fern Township clocks in
51% 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.
Fern Township is a services town
17 jobs are based in Fern Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fern Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 17. 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 Fern Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Fern Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fern Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 7% 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.
Fern Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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 Fern Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fern Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $58,194 |
| Rockwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Bear Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Lake Hattie Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Jones Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Grant Valley Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 18 min | $80,109 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rockwood Township, Bear Creek Township, Lake Hattie Township and Jones Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fern 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 Fern Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fern Township?
$58,194 (±$13,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fern Township?
6.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fern Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fern Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Fern Township without a car?
0% 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 Fern Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fern 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.