Most of Fieldon Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in Fieldon Township for work; outside it, St. James is the main destination (19%, 10 miles). Fieldon Township has 6 jobs; 85 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 34 minutes each way, where Minnesota has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Fieldon Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Fieldon Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Fieldon Township’s working residents head each day
Where Fieldon Township clocks in
19% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 Fieldon Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fieldon Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 6. 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 Fieldon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes to work from Fieldon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fieldon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 15% 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.
Fieldon Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
The towns around Fieldon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fieldon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldon Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $78,333 |
| Ceresco Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Rosendale Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Madelia Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Antrim Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ceresco Township, Rosendale Township, Madelia Township and Antrim Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fieldon 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 Fieldon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fieldon Township?
$78,333 (±$15,190) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fieldon Township?
11.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fieldon Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fieldon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. James (19%, 10 mi), Butterfield (7%, 19 mi), Mankato (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fieldon 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 Fieldon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fieldon 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.