Bridge No. 90980 · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Forest City Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Forest City Township itself; outside it, Litchfield draws the most (16%, 7 miles). There are 55 jobs in Forest City Township for 312 working residents. Commuters spend 26 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
Work in Forest City Township: the figures worth knowing
Forest City Township is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Forest City Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Forest City Township has about 390 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Forest City Township and Litchfield trade workers both ways
Litchfield is the top workplace for Forest City Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Forest City Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 312 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Forest City Township on a workday
On a workday 310 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Forest City Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 places Forest City Township commutes to
Where Forest City Township clocks in
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 62% of the jobs in Forest City Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forest City Township, 2013 → 2023: 95 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Forest City Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Forest City Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forest City Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 313 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.
Half of Forest City Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 22% 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 Forest City Township
The biggest share goes to Darwin Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forest City Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest City Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $96,875 |
| Kingston Township | under 2% | B | C | 29 min | $84,861 |
| Harvey Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Darwin Township | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Forest Prairie Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 38 min | $107,981 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harvey Township and Darwin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Forest City 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 Forest City Township: questions
What is the median household income in Forest City Township?
$96,875 (±$11,951) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forest City Township?
3.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forest City Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forest City Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Litchfield (16%, 7 mi), Hutchinson (7%, 22 mi), St. Cloud (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Forest City 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 Forest City Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forest City 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.