Most of Flowing Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Flowing Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (43%, 18 miles). There are 9 jobs in Flowing Township, against 54 working residents. Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Flowing Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 45 people are in Flowing Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 towns that employ Flowing Township’s residents
Where Flowing Township clocks in
43% of workers
17% of workers
11% 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 56% of work in Flowing Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flowing Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 9. 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 Flowing Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Flowing Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flowing Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 14% 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.
The commute from Flowing Township, by distance
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.
Flowing Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flowing Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowing Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $122,000 |
| Keene Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Morken Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Felton Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Spring Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Keene Township, Morken Township, Felton Township and Spring Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Flowing 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 Flowing Township: questions
What is the median household income in Flowing Township?
$122,000 (±$35,657) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flowing Township?
10.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flowing Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flowing Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fargo (43%, 18 mi), Moorhead (17%, 15 mi), Hawley (11%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Flowing Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flowing Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flowing 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.