Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Earning a living in Fisher Township
Employers in Fisher Township report 55 jobs, and 86 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Fisher Township itself; outside it, Crookston draws the most (24%, 9 miles). The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Fisher Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Fisher Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Fisher Township’s working residents head each day
Where Fisher Township clocks in
24% of workers
17% 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.
Fisher Township makes things: 31% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fisher Township, 2014 → 2024: 21 → 55. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fisher Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Fisher Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fisher Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fisher Township
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 2024.
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 Fisher Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fisher Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $138,750 |
| Lowell Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Bygland Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Nesbit Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Roome Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lowell Township, Bygland Township, Nesbit Township and Roome Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fisher 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 2024, 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 Fisher Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fisher Township?
$138,750 (±$36,961) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fisher Township?
0.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fisher Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fisher Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crookston (24%, 9 mi), Grand Forks (17%, 15 mi), Fisher (7%, 0 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fisher Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fisher Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fisher Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.