Most of Folden Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 24 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Employers in Folden Township report 2 jobs; 120 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Folden Township itself; outside it, Parkers Prairie draws the most (18%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Folden Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 120 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Folden Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 Folden Township’s residents
Where Folden Township clocks in
14% 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.
Making and building: 50% of jobs based in Folden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Folden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Folden Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Folden Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 17% 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 Folden Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
Work in the towns next to Folden Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Folden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folden Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $66,667 |
| Nidaros Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Elmo Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Effington Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Vining | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Henning Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nidaros Township, Elmo Township, Effington Township, Vining and Henning Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Folden 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 Folden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Folden Township?
$66,667 (±$32,949) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Folden Township?
9.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Folden Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Folden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parkers Prairie (18%, 8 mi), Alexandria (14%, 25 mi), Fergus Falls (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Folden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Folden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Folden 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.