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Jobs & commute in Flom Township

Flom Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Flom Township report 12 jobs, and 76 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Flom Township; the top destination outside it is Fargo (11%, 40 miles). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Flom Township by day

On a workday 75 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.

75live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
11work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday130
190live here− 75head out to work+ 11come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Flom Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.16jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Flom Township ends

Twin Valley: 7 residents work here (9%)McIntoshMahnomen: 7 residents work here (9%)Ulen: 4 residents work here (5%)Ada: 4 residents work here (5%)Fertile: 3 residents work here (4%)Hawley: 2 residents work here (3%)Bemidji: 4 residents work here (5%)Grand Forks: 3 residents work here (4%)Fargo: 8 residents work here (11%)Little Elbow TownshipSpring Creek TownshipWaukon TownshipPopple Grove TownshipWalworth TownshipLiberty TownshipHome Lake TownshipFossum TownshipBear Park Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Flom TownshipGarfield TownshipFargoTwin ValleyMahnomenUlenAdaBemidjiFlom Township
1
Fargo, ND39.6 mi away
11%8
2
Twin Valley7.1 mi away
9%7
3
Mahnomen11.6 mi away
9%7
4
Ulen9.7 mi away
5%4
5
Ada19 mi away
5%4
6
Bemidji62.3 mi away
5%4
7
Fertile24.1 mi away
4%3
8
Grand Forks, ND66.7 mi away
4%3
9
Bear Park Township18.4 mi away
4%3
10
Hawley23.5 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%31
The top trips

Where Flom Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Flom Township makes things: 83% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Flom TownshipJobs Flom Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms83%21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices17%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%25%
Over $3,333 a month58%58%

Who does it

29 or younger8%29%
30 to 5433%45%
55 and older58%26%
+100%

Jobs based in Flom Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 12. 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 Flom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Flom Township: about 37 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
284 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Flom Township37 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

of Flom Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Flom Township gets to work
73%Drive alone
9%Carpool
2%Transit
16%Other

Share of the 90 commuters (the 3% 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

The commute from Flom Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi75 miFargo: 11% · 39.6 miTwin Valley: 9% · 7.1 miMahnomen: 9% · 11.6 miUlen: 5% · 9.7 miAda: 5% · 19 miBemidji: 5% · 62.3 miFertile: 4% · 24.1 miGrand Forks: 4% · 66.7 miBear Park Township: 4% · 18.4 miHawley: 3% · 23.5 miFargo 11%Twin Valley 9%Mahnomen 9%Ulen 5%Ada 5%Flom Township
Flom TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi13 residents
37%10–24 mi28 residents
25%25–50 mi19 residents
21%Over 50 mi16 residents

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

Next door to Flom Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Walworth Township19 min
Home Lake Township19 min
Spring Creek Township26 min
Fossum Township29 min
Popple Grove Township30 min
Flom Township37 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownFlom Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Flom Township–——37 min$104,531
Home Lake Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Walworth Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Fossum Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Popple Grove Townshipunder 3%——30 min—
Spring Creek Townshipunder 3%——26 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Home Lake Township, Walworth Township, Fossum Township, Popple Grove Township and Spring Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Flom Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Flom Township: questions

What is the median household income in Flom Township?

$104,531 (±$6,596) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Flom Township?

1.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Flom Township?

37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Flom Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (11%, 40 mi), Twin Valley (9%, 7 mi), Mahnomen (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Flom Township without a car?

2% 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 Flom Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Flom Township

Flom Township home →

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.