Old Mill State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources · Photo: Whatisreal · Public domainEarning a living in Foldahl Township
The trip to work takes 38 minutes on average (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Working from home is the commute for 34% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Hardly any work in Foldahl Township; the top destination outside it is Thief River Falls (39%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Foldahl Township
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Foldahl Township ends
Where Foldahl 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.
A place that makes things: 91% of Foldahl Township’s jobs are in goods
34 jobs are based in Foldahl Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Foldahl Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 34. 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 Foldahl Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 38 minutes in Foldahl Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Foldahl Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 34% 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.
Foldahl Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Around Foldahl Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Foldahl Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foldahl Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $118,182 |
| Alma Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Comstock Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Marsh Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Wright Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Alma Township, Comstock Township, Marsh Grove Township and Wright Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Foldahl 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 Foldahl Township: questions
What is the median household income in Foldahl Township?
$118,182 (±$21,317) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Foldahl Township?
0.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Foldahl Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Foldahl Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thief River Falls (39%, 23 mi), Newfolden (11%, 11 mi), Warren (11%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Foldahl 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 Foldahl Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Foldahl 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.